Speyeria coronis

Coronis fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Heliconiini
Genus: Speyeria
Species: S. coronis
Binomial name
Speyeria coronis
(Behr, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis coronis Behr, 1864
  • Argynnis californica Skinner, 1917

Speyeria coronis, the coronis fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from Baja California to Washington and west to Colorado and western South Dakota and once reported in Alberta.[1][2]

This butterfly is mostly orange and yellow coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then dark crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.[1][3]

Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in).[2]

Larva feed on Viola sp.[4]

Similar Species

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coronis Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 Coronis Fritillary, Butterflies and moths of North America
  3. Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
  4. 1 2 Speyeria, funet.fi
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