Diana Fritillary
Speyeria diana (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Large. Upperside of male wings black at base, orange at outer portions; female black with blue on outer part of hindwing. Underside without typical Speyeria spot pattern.
Wing Span: 3 7/16 - 4 7/16 inches (8.7 - 11.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females in deep woods. Females walk along the ground laying single eggs on dead twigs and leaves near violets. The caterpillars hatch and overwinter without feeding. In the spring they feed on leaves and flowers of violets.
Flight: One flight from mid-June to early September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets (Viola species).
Adult Food: Dung and flower nectar from plants including common and swamp milkweeds, ironweed, red clover, and butterflybush.
Habitat: Fields, edges, and openings in moist, rich, forested mountains and valleys.
Range: Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas; southern Appalachians from central Virginia and West Virginia through the mountains to northern Georgia and Alabama.
Conservation: This species is extirpated from some former locations.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: All populations should be monitored and those habitats on public lands and preserves should be protected.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 22, 2011
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Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: York County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Macon County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jun 09, 2011
Observation date: Jun 08, 2011
Submitted by: ptrkent
Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Jun 08, 2011
Observation date: Jul 08, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL,TEH)
Region: Watauga County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 06, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (B. Grimes)
Region: Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 24, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C. Goodwin)
Region: Graham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 18, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Wood)
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 25, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Wood)
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 07, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nancey Baldwin)
Region: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 28, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Hollingsworth)
Region: Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 11, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Wood)
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 31, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Gatrelle)
Region: Clay County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 12, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Padgett)
Region: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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