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 26, 2015
Submitted by: tom howe
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Leslie County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jun 17, 2015
Observation date: Jun 03, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy (J.C. Ivy)
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 07, 2015
Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 03, 2014
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 20, 2014
Observation date: Sep 07, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Submitted by: gmeuwissen
Region: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2014
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Submitted by: BillMcGighan
Region: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2014
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Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: von40827
Region: Leslie County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2014
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Submitted by: von40827
Region: Leslie County, Kentucky, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: von40827
Region: Leslie County, Kentucky, United States
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2005
Submitted by: roseanna
Region: McCreary County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: Cathy Miller
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2014
Submitted by: roseanna
Region: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: RAguirre
Region: Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2014
Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
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Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 30, 2014
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