Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Quite variable. Upperside orange-brown, darker at base, with black outer margins; male has black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing with basal disk chocolate brown or purplish, hindwing spots always silvered.
Wing Span: 2 - 2 3/4 inches (5 - 7 cm).
Life History: Males patrol during the day in forested areas or along streams. Eggs are laid singly on leaf litter near host plant. Unfed first-stage caterpillars overwinter, emerging in spring to feed on leaves.
Flight: One flight from mid-June to September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets.
Adult Food: Flower nectar including that from common milkweed, mints, mountain laurel, crown vetch, burdock, boneset, ox-eye daisy, spiraea, and virgin\'s bower.
Habitat: Forest openings, upland pastures, bogs, meadows, and moist canyons.
Range: Maritime Provinces and northeast United States south to West Virginia, west through the Great Lakes region and southern Canada. South in Rocky Mountains to Colorado Front Range.
Conservation: Not usually of conservation concern.
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 23, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Crawford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Crawford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 01, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 30, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 30, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Alger County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Luce County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
Submitted by: kbeza31979
Region: Orleans County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: Leedestr
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 29, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 29, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 29, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 26, 2021
Observation date: Jun 18, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Harrison
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2015
Submitted by: mouser
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: phrank
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 08, 2017
Submitted by: Arabella S Dane
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Sep 19, 2019
Submitted by: BMcNaught
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
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