Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Large. Upperside of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; female tawny, darker than male. Underside of hindwing with wide pale submarginal band and large silver spots.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 4 inches (6.3 - 10.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol open areas for females. Eggs are laid in late summer on or near host violets. Newly-hatched caterpillars do not feed, but overwinter until spring, when they eat young violet leaves.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various violet species (Viola).
Adult Food: Nectar from many species of flowers including milkweeds, thistles, ironweed, dogbane, mountain laurel, verbena, vetch, bergamot, red clover, joe-pye weed, and purple coneflower.
Habitat: Open, moist places including fields, valleys, pastures, right-of-ways, meadows, open woodland, prairies.
Range: Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to central California, New Mexico, central Arkansas, and northern Georgia. Comments: The most common fritillary throughout most of the eastern United States.
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 15, 2021
Submitted by: mbroen
Region: Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
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Region: Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
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Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
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Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 17, 2021
Observation date: Jun 15, 2021
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 17, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 13, 2021
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jun 07, 2021
Submitted by: Robert Nelson
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 09, 2021
Observation date: May 27, 2021
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Jun 04, 2021
Observation date: May 22, 2021
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Georgia, Walker County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 26, 2021
Observation date: Apr 25, 2008
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Apr 17, 2021
Observation date: Sep 11, 2019
Submitted by: naterahe
Region: Marion County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Apr 09, 2021
Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: ConcordiaFabaceae
Region: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Mar 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: lonijustin
Region: Polk County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: Eric Wood
Verified date: Mar 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: Harry Pavulaan
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: SwallowTrail
Region: Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: SwallowTrail
Region: Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
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