Diana Fritillary
Speyeria diana (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Large. Upperside of male wings black at base, orange at outer portions; female black with blue on outer part of hindwing. Underside without typical Speyeria spot pattern.
Wing Span: 3 7/16 - 4 7/16 inches (8.7 - 11.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females in deep woods. Females walk along the ground laying single eggs on dead twigs and leaves near violets. The caterpillars hatch and overwinter without feeding. In the spring they feed on leaves and flowers of violets.
Flight: One flight from mid-June to early September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets (Viola species).
Adult Food: Dung and flower nectar from plants including common and swamp milkweeds, ironweed, red clover, and butterflybush.
Habitat: Fields, edges, and openings in moist, rich, forested mountains and valleys.
Range: Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas; southern Appalachians from central Virginia and West Virginia through the mountains to northern Georgia and Alabama.
Conservation: This species is extirpated from some former locations.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: All populations should be monitored and those habitats on public lands and preserves should be protected.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 12, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Paulette Haywood Ogard)
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 23, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wayne Barger)
Region: Clay County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 24, 2012
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 25, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Oct 21, 2012
Observation date: Sep 28, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Oct 21, 2012
Observation date: Jun 17, 2012
Submitted by: Dale Halbritter
Region: Georgia, Union County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: Sep 03, 2012
Submitted by: Dale Halbritter
Region: Georgia, Union County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 21, 2012
Observation date: May 17, 2012
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jul 19, 2012
Observation date: Jul 02, 2012
Submitted by: Marty Silver
Region: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 05, 2012
Observation date: Jun 23, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jul 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 16, 2012
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2012
Observation date: Sep 07, 2011
Submitted by: 237ward
Region: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Jun 16, 2012
Observation date: Jun 14, 2011
Submitted by: MarkScottsmltd
Region: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 13, 2012
Observation date: Sep 10, 2011
Submitted by: MarkScottsmltd
Region: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 13, 2012
Observation date: May 27, 2012
Submitted by: jamescamp
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 07, 2012
Observation date: May 27, 2012
Submitted by: jamescamp
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 07, 2012
Observation date: Jul 02, 2009
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2012
Observation date: May 22, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 02, 2009
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Nov 22, 2011
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Nov 17, 2011
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 07, 2011
Observation date: Aug 28, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2011
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