Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside reddish orange-brown; male forewing with black spot below cell and with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing has pale submarginal band narrow or missing.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 inches (6.3 - 8.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm hours. Females walk about on the ground to lay single eggs near violets. First-stage caterpillars do not feed, but overwinter until spring, when they eat young leaves of violets.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various violet species including northern downy violet (Viola fimbriatula) and lance-leaved violet (V. lanceolata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of milkweed and viper's bugloss, among others.
Habitat: Moist prairies, high mountain meadows, openings in barrens, brushland, dry fields, open oak woods, bogs.
Range: Canada south of the taiga from Nova Scotia west through the northern Midwest and Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, then south in the mountains to east-central Arizona and northern New Mexico; south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2018
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
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Region: Douglas County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
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Region: Ouray County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Upperbarb
Region: Iron County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 19, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Sep 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: Falcontennis
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: hopkora
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: davidelwonger@m...
Region: Teller County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Bill Thompson 2524
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 05, 2018
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 07, 2018
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: B Shulist
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Estelle Regnier
Region: Manitoba, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: Lycaena
Region: Big Horn County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 19, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2018
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 15, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: johngor
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 02, 2018
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