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: Aug 29, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States
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Submitted by: drerbium
Region: Virginia, Wythe County, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
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Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2023
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Region: Bland County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2023
Submitted by: Tulsa Botanic Garden
Region: Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2023
Observation date: Jun 27, 2023
Submitted by: ReeL
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Submitted by: James Steen
Region: Harvey County, Kansas, United States
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Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Submitted by: Sam_Shepp
Region: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Submitted by: cmwarren212
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Submitted by: Mittens93
Region: Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Submitted by: Chris Barnhart
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 20, 2022
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Region: Polk County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Scott County, Tennessee, United States
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