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 18, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 20, 2014
Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Mar 20, 2014
Observation date: Aug 21, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Mar 20, 2014
Observation date: Jun 26, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Mar 19, 2014
Observation date: Aug 30, 2013
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 18, 2014
Observation date: Jun 25, 2013
Submitted by: tromano
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 16, 2014
Observation date: Jul 03, 2013
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2010
Submitted by: kitwilkinson
Region: Washington County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2014
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Polk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 17, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Eelhsa
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 23, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: suzyque
Region: Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 22, 2013
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: herobiscuit
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 14, 2013
Observation date: Jul 26, 2013
Submitted by: CURLY
Region: Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 13, 2013
Observation date: Jul 30, 2013
Submitted by: SouthCountryGuy
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 06, 2013
Observation date: Jul 09, 2013
Submitted by: quantumjedi
Region: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2013
Observation date: Jul 09, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 2013
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: RebeccaC
Region: Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 07, 2013
Observation date: Jun 29, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Jun 13, 2013
Observation date: Aug 26, 2011
Submitted by: mrcnaturally
Region: Rockland County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 21, 2013
Observation date: Jun 28, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Nov 20, 2012
Observation date: Jul 25, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Nov 11, 2012
Observation date: Jul 10, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Nov 11, 2012
Observation date: Jul 18, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 17, 2012
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