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Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Upperside tawny to bright red-brown with dark, evenly-spaced markings. Underside has triangular silver submarginal spots with narrow brown edging; other spots large and usually silvered.
Wing Span: 2 - 2 1/2 inches (5 - 6.4 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol for females. Eggs are laid singly in litter near violets. Unfed first-stage caterpillars hibernate until spring, when they feed on violet leaves.
Flight: One brood from May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets including Viola purpurea, V. pedunculata, V. beckwithii, V. douglasii, and V. nuttallii.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Sagebrush, chaparral, dry woodland, prairie hills.
Range: Central British Columbia east to South Dakota and Manitoba, south to southern California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.
Conservation: Subspecies callippe in California's San Francisco Bay Area is threatened with extinction. Speyeria callippe callippe has The Nature Conservancy rank of T1 - Critically imperiled because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences, or very few remaining individuals), or because of some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable to extinction. (Critically endangered throughout its range).
NCGR:
Management Needs: Protect and manage populations of subspecies callippe.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 241 - 264 of 865 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 30, 2014
Submitted by: bwilliams
Region: Missoula County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 18, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: Sue Orlowski
Region: Lincoln County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 09, 2014
Submitted by: bwilliams
Region: Ravalli County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 29, 2014
Observation date: Jul 09, 2014
Submitted by: bwilliams
Region: Ravalli County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 29, 2014
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: accidentalshrike
Region: Lake County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 22, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: Bixia
Region: Santa Clara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 04, 2014
Observation date: Jun 08, 2014
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Lincoln County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 09, 2014
Observation date: May 24, 2014
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: San Joaquin County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 28, 2014
Observation date: May 24, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 26, 2014
Observation date: May 18, 2014
Submitted by: badyak
Region: Santa Clara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 19, 2014
Observation date: Apr 27, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Apr 28, 2014
Observation date: Jul 13, 2013
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 30, 2013
Observation date: Jun 30, 2013
Submitted by: jkcameron
Region: Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Jul 12, 2013
Observation date: Jun 01, 2013
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 07, 2013
Observation date: May 26, 2013
Submitted by: mkent
Region: Santa Clara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 27, 2013
Observation date: May 17, 2013
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 20, 2013
Observation date: Jul 12, 2006
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Wyoming, United States
Verified by: kent
Verified date: Feb 07, 2013
Observation date: Jun 09, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Vernon-R. Langston)
Region: Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 20, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray & Kit Stanford)
Region: Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 11, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (K Hansen-S. Mattoon)
Region: Elko County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 14, 2012
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 21, 2012
Observation date: Jul 27, 2012
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Lincoln County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Oct 12, 2012
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