Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside reddish orange-brown; male forewing with black spot below cell and with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing has pale submarginal band narrow or missing.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 inches (6.3 - 8.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm hours. Females walk about on the ground to lay single eggs near violets. First-stage caterpillars do not feed, but overwinter until spring, when they eat young leaves of violets.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various violet species including northern downy violet (Viola fimbriatula) and lance-leaved violet (V. lanceolata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of milkweed and viper's bugloss, among others.
Habitat: Moist prairies, high mountain meadows, openings in barrens, brushland, dry fields, open oak woods, bogs.
Range: Canada south of the taiga from Nova Scotia west through the northern Midwest and Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, then south in the mountains to east-central Arizona and northern New Mexico; south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: mongoose
Region: Glacier County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Sep 18, 2021
Observation date: Aug 30, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
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Region: Grayson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 07, 2021
Observation date: Sep 05, 2021
Submitted by: Sheer_Heart_Attack
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2017
Submitted by: susanelaine
Region: Ward County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Sep 04, 2021
Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: Nadine 1664
Region: Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 27, 2021
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 26, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2021
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: rebeccagracey
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 08, 2021
Submitted by: bshettler
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: chalicerae
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: dravland
Region: Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2021
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: HansPG
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 02, 2021
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