Summary ²

The Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe) is a fritillary from North America.

On San Bruno Mountain ³

There are two major colonies of this butterfly on the San Bruno Mountains. The largest, which comprises nearly three-quarters of the Callippe population, is found on the Southeast Ridge; the other colony is found in the Guadalupe Hills. Larvae feed on Calfornia's Golden Violet (Viola pedunculata) only.

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1. (c) David A. Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/23326361@N04/3011515483/
2. Adapted by Scott Loarie from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyeria_callippe
3. (c) Scott Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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