Biology:Speyeria adiaste

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Speyeria adiaste
Unsilvered fritillary butterfly.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Speyeria
Species:
S. adiaste
Binomial name
Speyeria adiaste
(W.H. Edwards, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis adiante Boisduval, 1869
  • Argynnis adiaste Behr, 1862

Speyeria adiaste, the unsilvered fritillary or adiaste fritillary, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in California north to San Mateo County and east to north Los Angeles County and Kern County.[2]

The wingspan is 50–61 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Viola species, including Viola quercetorum.

Subspecies

  • Speyeria adiaste adiaste
  • Speyeria adiaste atossa
  • Speyeria adiaste clemencei

References

  1. "Speyeria Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America

Wikidata ☰ Q7576454 entry