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, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 14, 2012
Observation date: Aug 20, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 14, 2012
Observation date: Jul 19, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 14, 2012
Observation date: Aug 08, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 14, 2012
Observation date: Jul 28, 2012
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 14, 2012
Observation date: Jul 20, 2012
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: Aug 24, 2012
Submitted by: Colleen62
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 04, 2012
Observation date: Jul 14, 2010
Submitted by: highvirginiaoutdoors
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2012
Observation date: Aug 19, 2012
Submitted by: novembergale
Region: Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 21, 2012
Observation date: Aug 01, 2012
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 03, 2012
Observation date: Jul 28, 2012
Submitted by: cheyanne77
Region: Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 31, 2012
Observation date: Sep 10, 2005
Submitted by: cheins
Region: Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 28, 2012
Observation date: Jul 10, 2012
Submitted by: ikuiper
Region: Door County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 28, 2012
Observation date: Jul 19, 2012
Submitted by: todonnell
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2012
Submitted by: lmjennings
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 03, 2012
Submitted by: BetsyNYC
Region: Erie County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2012
Observation date: Jun 16, 2012
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2012
Observation date: Jun 17, 2012
Submitted by: Kari
Region: Price County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 27, 2011
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Jun 11, 2012
Observation date: Jul 19, 2011
Submitted by: Rick Henle
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Jun 11, 2012
Observation date: Aug 27, 2011
Submitted by: mlahn
Region: Teller County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: May 14, 2012
Observation date: Jul 01, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gail Howe)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother #)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 09, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Carl Camp #)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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