Speyeria egleis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Speyeria
- Species
- Speyeria egleis
- Scientific Name
- Speyeria egleis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Speyeria egleis
Speyeria egleis, commonly known as the Great Basin fritillary or egleis fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from North Dakota southwest through Oregon to California and south to Colorado. The habitat consists of mountain meadows, forest openings and exposed rocky ridges.
The wingspan is 45–60 mm. The wings are bright to dull orange brown with dark markings. Adults are on wing from late June to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Viola species, including V. adunca, V. nuttallii, V. purpurea, and V. walteri.
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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




























































































































































