
	Description
	On the upper side of the forewing the outer margin is a solid black border from the apex almost to the inner angle. On the upper side of the hindwing the outer margin is an almost solid black border at the outer angle, becoming progressively lighter as it approaches the anal angle.

	Size
	2″ to 2¾″

	Similar Species
	Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) black border is shorter, less black, or not present. There is an “extra” black spot at the base of the forewing below the forewing cell. Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) is larger. The margins of both wings are orange. Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) is smaller. There is a submarginal row of spots within the solid black border.


	Habitat



	Biology
	Season
	Mid-June to late August

	Behavior


	Life Cycle


	Larva Hosts
	Leaves of violets

	Adult Food
	Nectar of flowers, especially those in the composite (Asteraceae) family


	Taxonomy
	Order	Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
	Suborder	Glossata
	Infraorder	Heteroneura
	Superfamily	Papilionoidea (butterflies)
	Family	Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
	Subfamily	Heliconiinae (longwings, fritillaries and silverspots)
	Tribe	Argynnini
	Subtribe	Argynnina
	Genus	Speyeria

	Subordinate Taxa
	Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis atlantis) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis beani) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis canadensis) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis chitone) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis dennisi) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis dodgei) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis dorothea) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis electa) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis elko) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis greyi) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis hesperis) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis hollandi) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis hutchinsi) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis irene) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis lais) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis lurana) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis nikias) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis schellbachi) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis tetonia) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis viola) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis wasatchia) southwestern Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis nausicaa)

	Synonyms
	Argynnis atlantis

	Common Names
	Atlantis fritillary


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	Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Andree Reno Sanborn

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	Atlantis Fritillary Damienf77's channel

	About Damienf77's channel An Atlantis Fritillary butterfly. :) Filmed by Damienf77: May 26, 2011



	Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) AdrianB

	About Published on Jul 11, 2013 In this video, an Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) is shown in a meadow moving from flower to flower. This video was recorded on July 3, 2013 at the very edge but inside of the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire.



	Spinning Fritillary Butterfly on an Echinacea Flower arachphotobia

	About Published on Jul 14, 2014 To get all the nectar, what I believe to be an Atlantis Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria atlantis) spins atop an Echinacea flower, probing every crevice (0:00). Eventually, it switches to a fresh flower, spending more than a minute on each one (0:30). It's quite the workout for the proboscis (0:44). The Echinacea's spiny central disk is popular and must be shared with other insects (01:05). Eventually the Butterfly gets its fill, and flies away (01:14).

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