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 25, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Grayson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 11, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
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Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Nov 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Green County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 27, 2007
Submitted by: Puccini
Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: Kim_P
Region: Douglas County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: dsperanza
Region: Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: sagebird52
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2020
Submitted by: jnewland10
Region: Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: tabbyhusky
Region: Luce County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 17, 2020
Submitted by: TRay
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 01, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 31, 2020
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