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: Oct 11, 2017
Submitted by: njoal
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2015
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Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
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Submitted by: Penny Jones
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2017
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jun 21, 2017
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jul 12, 2017
Submitted by: David Jones
Region: Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2017
Submitted by: lilkriskattn
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2017
Submitted by: lilkriskattn
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2017
Observation date: Jun 09, 2016
Submitted by: jpfitzer
Region: Georgia, Walker County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 26, 2017
Observation date: May 27, 2017
Submitted by: Linda L Junkin
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2017
Observation date: Jun 11, 2017
Submitted by: Bremsech
Region: Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Jun 12, 2017
Observation date: Jun 08, 2017
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Region: Garland County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 08, 2017
Observation date: Jun 06, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 06, 2017
Observation date: May 20, 2012
Submitted by: Debbie Miller
Region: White County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 23, 2017
Observation date: May 16, 2017
Submitted by: GEARHEADGRRL
Region: Georgia, Troup County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: May 20, 2012
Submitted by: lorispencer (Debbie Miller)
Region: United States
Verified by: lorispencer
Verified date: May 15, 2017
Observation date: Sep 05, 2015
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 13, 2017
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