Speyeria edwardsii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Speyeria
- Species
- Speyeria edwardsii
- Scientific Name
- Speyeria edwardsii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Speyeria edwardsii
Speyeria edwardsii, the Edwards' fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae of North America. It is common from Alberta east to Manitoba and south as far as northern New Mexico.
This butterfly is mostly orange coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then darker crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.
Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in).
Larva feeds on Viola nuttallii.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Speyeria adiaste
- Speyeria aglaja
- Speyeria alexandra
- Speyeria aphrodite
- Speyeria atlantis
- Speyeria callippe
- Speyeria clara
- Speyeria coronis
- Speyeria cybele
- Speyeria diana
- Speyeria edwardsii
- Speyeria egleis
- Speyeria hesperis
- Speyeria hippolyta
- Speyeria hydaspe
- Speyeria idalia
- Speyeria mormonia
- Speyeria nokomis
- Speyeria zerene



























































































































































