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: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: alstewart
Region: Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
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Region: Pope County, Arkansas, United States
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Region: Georgia, Union County, United States
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Region: Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2020
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Apr 22, 2021
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Saunders
Region: Giles County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2018
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: mooreshells
Region: Virginia, Washington County, United States
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2017
Submitted by: drerbium
Region: Craig County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: drerbium
Region: Giles County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Jun 24, 2017
Submitted by: drerbium
Region: Craig County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: Ben R. Williams
Region: Patrick County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 11, 2015
Submitted by: vmurphy97
Region: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: brhodes_avl_nc
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2015
Submitted by: bubbleshell
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 15, 2017
Submitted by: Cheryl Patteson
Region: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: Yoginitara
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: Spiritheart
Region: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: JerryGriggs
Region: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: lmreid71
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Sep 15, 2020
Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: lmreid71
Region: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
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Region: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
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Region: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
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