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: Jun 26, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jun 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: AngelaMay
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: chalicerae
Verified date: Apr 03, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: Cameala
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Feb 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Dec 26, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017
Observation date: Apr 22, 2014
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 06, 2017
Observation date: Aug 06, 2016
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Sep 22, 2017
Observation date: Sep 17, 2017
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 18, 2017
Observation date: Sep 06, 2017
Submitted by: satchmo0802
Region: Jackson County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 09, 2017
Submitted by: BruceMissen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 10, 2017
Observation date: Jun 30, 2015
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 04, 2017
Observation date: Aug 19, 2017
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Region: West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2017
Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2017
Submitted by: pmbatty
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 07, 2017
Observation date: Aug 03, 2017
Submitted by: JC32647
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 06, 2017
Observation date: Jul 15, 2013
Submitted by: RobBuckButterflier
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: Singout
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jul 18, 2017
Submitted by: JC32647
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: Chet Gottfried
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 03, 2017
Observation date: Jun 04, 2002
Submitted by: lauraaviva
Region: Putnam County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 04, 2017
Observation date: Jun 21, 2016
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 16, 2017
Observation date: Jun 25, 2016
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 08, 2017
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