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: 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
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 17, 2014
Submitted by: Eric Olson
Region: Routt County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 11, 2015
Observation date: Aug 07, 2014
Submitted by: davidelwonger@m...
Region: Teller County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 11, 2015
Observation date: Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 16, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 08, 2014
Observation date: Jul 08, 2014
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 02, 2014
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 01, 2014
Observation date: Aug 30, 2014
Submitted by: mikeakresh
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Sep 07, 2014
Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Door County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 04, 2014
Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Aug 27, 2014
Observation date: Aug 10, 2014
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 14, 2014
Observation date: Aug 10, 2014
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 14, 2014
Observation date: Jul 23, 2014
Submitted by: Wendelin
Region: Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 10, 2014
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jul 26, 2014
Observation date: Jul 01, 2012
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2014
Observation date: Jul 25, 2013
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2014
Observation date: Jul 18, 2014
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2014
Observation date: Jul 10, 2014
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Clark County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 12, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 12, 2014
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: 55debbie
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 10, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2014
Observation date: Jun 27, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 20, 2014
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