Summary ⁶

The Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) is a fritillary butterfly, from North America. This orange coloured fritillary has rows of dark dots or chevrons at the wing edges and black or brown lines more proximally. The ventral side of the wings are also orange with several rows of white dots. Its wingspan is between 51 and 73 mm.

Habitat ⁷

Prairie grasslands and dry, open woods in the parkland and southern boreal region.

Conservation status ⁸

Not of concern in Alberta.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Catherine Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/10078166@N08/1373161733
2. (c) Stephen Durrenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/5158367344_daf1b30084.jpg
3. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_03_10/IMG_113486.JPG
4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_02_25/IMG_112737.JPG
5. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_11_28/IMG_107882.JPG
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyeria_aphrodite
7. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31886380
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31886376

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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