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 25, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 29, 2015
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: Monica de
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: daalmo
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 10, 2015
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: Teresa Jacobs
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 05, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: Teresa Jacobs
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 05, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2009
Submitted by: Ron Smith
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 09, 2015
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 12, 2015
Submitted by: jigamaree
Region: Houston County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 21, 2015
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2015
Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: Chet Gottfried
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 30, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: Aug 19, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Mar 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 23, 2015
Observation date: Aug 01, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 23, 2015
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