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: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: purplechickadee
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 20, 2017
Observation date: Jun 30, 2017
Submitted by: philsfotos1
Region: Iosco County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 05, 2017
Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Jun 25, 2017
Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Jun 25, 2017
Observation date: Jun 23, 2016
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 16, 2017
Observation date: Jun 21, 2016
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 08, 2017
Observation date: Jun 25, 2016
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 08, 2017
Observation date: Jun 24, 2015
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 28, 2017
Observation date: Aug 06, 2016
Submitted by: 4wildlife
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 31, 2016
Observation date: Jun 27, 2016
Submitted by: Mr Bill E-B
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 28, 2016
Observation date: Jul 13, 2015
Submitted by: mikeakresh
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Dec 09, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: Laurie Sheppard
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Nov 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2015
Submitted by: David Allen Jones
Region: Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 22, 2015
Submitted by: Paul Tavares
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: daalmo
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 02, 2015
Observation date: Jul 12, 2015
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: DougOrville
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by: rocksnstars
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: PDeGennaro
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
Submitted by: rbuist
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 21, 2015
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 17, 2015
Observation date: Jun 08, 2012
Submitted by: martinametz
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 10, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 23, 2015
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