Speyeria adiaste

Speyeria adiaste
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Speyeria
Species: S. adiaste
Binomial name
Speyeria adiaste
(W.H. Edwards, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis adiante Boisduval, 1869
  • Argynnis adiaste Behr, 1862

Speyeria adiaste, the unsilvered fritillary or adiaste fritillary, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from California County north to San Mateo County and east to north Los Angeles County and Kern County.[2]

The wingspan is 50-61 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Viola species, including Viola quercetorum.

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References

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