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: Jun 28, 2014
Submitted by: roseanna
Region: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
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Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 30, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2014
Observation date: Jun 14, 2014
Submitted by: peggyt67
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 21, 2014
Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: Papakid2
Region: Conway County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 16, 2014
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 13, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 13, 2014
Observation date: Sep 07, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2013
Observation date: Sep 02, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2013
Observation date: Sep 02, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 08, 2013
Observation date: Jul 16, 2013
Submitted by: Judy Fuson
Region: DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2013
Observation date: Jun 30, 2013
Submitted by: Sara Combs
Region: Virginia, Washington County, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 15, 2013
Observation date: Jul 03, 2013
Submitted by: bethyag
Region: Bell County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jul 03, 2013
Observation date: Jun 07, 2013
Submitted by: ruthbarr
Region: Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 13, 2013
Observation date: Jun 12, 2013
Submitted by: Janna Jennings
Region: Saline County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 13, 2013
Observation date: Jun 10, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 10, 2013
Observation date: Jul 22, 1989
Submitted by: Mike Stinson
Region: Letcher County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Apr 24, 2013
Observation date: May 26, 2012
Submitted by: Rhinorse
Region: Creek County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Apr 12, 2013
Observation date: Jun 23, 2012
Submitted by: tbickhart@herpe...
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Feb 15, 2013
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