Speyeria mormonia

Mormon fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Heliconiini
Genus: Speyeria
Species: S. mormonia
Binomial name
Speyeria mormonia
(Boisduval, 1869)[1]
Synonyms

Argynnis mormonia Boisduval, 1869

Speyeria mormonia, the Mormon fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from northern California to British Columbia and west Saskatchewan, Colorado, and western South Dakota.[1][2]

This butterfly is dark orange coloured with distinct black bars and dots in a zig-zag pattern 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 38–61 mm (1.5–2.4 in).[2]

Larva feed on Viola sp.[4]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Mormon Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 Mormon 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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