Summary ³

Color: Upper surface of both wings tawny to red-brown with dark markings. Underside of hindwing has silvered or unsilvered marginal spots more triangular than those of Speyeria coronis.
Wingspan: 2 1/8 - 2 3/4 inches (5.4 - 7 cm)
Host plants: Violets including Viola adunca, V. lobata, V. cuneata, V. nuttallii, and V. purpurea.
Overwintering stage: unfed first-stage caterpillars
Mate-Location system: patrolling
Flight: mid-June to early September

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Speyeria-zerene

Sources and Credits

1. (c) David Greenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by David Greenberger
2. (c) djrawlinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by djrawlinson
3. (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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