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: Jul 18, 2023
Submitted by: Lydiaak
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Craig County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2024
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Region: Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Craig County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2024
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Region: Craig County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2024
Submitted by: Phil.Delestrez
Region: Carroll County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 07, 2024
Observation date: Jul 04, 2024
Submitted by: drerbium
Region: Virginia, Wythe County, United States
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2024
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Region: Virginia, Wythe County, United States
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2024
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Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2024
Observation date: Jun 30, 2024
Submitted by: Robert Owens
Region: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2024
Submitted by: Jep2a
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 27, 2024
Observation date: Jun 01, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2024
Submitted by: Stephen Eichler
Region: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: Doris Richardson
Region: Habersham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 26, 2024
Observation date: Aug 29, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Jun 23, 2023
Submitted by: HansPG
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 24, 2023
Submitted by: HansPG
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 27, 2023
Observation date: Aug 24, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 24, 2023
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Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 16, 2023
Observation date: Aug 16, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 16, 2023
Observation date: Aug 01, 2023
Submitted by: Ouachita River ...
Region: Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 01, 2023
Observation date: Jul 29, 2023
Submitted by: drerbium
Region: Virginia, Wythe County, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
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