regal fritillary

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Speyeria idalia


Taxonomy

Order:

Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

 

Suborder:

Glossata

 

Infraorder:

Neolepidoptera

 

Parvorder:

Heteroneura

 

No Rank:

Ditrysia

 

No Rank:

Obtectomera

 

Superfamily:

Papilionoidea (butterflies [excluding skippers])

 

Family:

Nymphalidae
(brush-foots)

 

Subfamily:

Heliconiinae (longwings, fritillaries and silverspots)

 

Tribe:

Argynnini


Status

Minnesota special concern species

Flight/Season

One broods from late June to early September.

Habitat

Tall grass prairie, wet fields, meadows, marshes.

Size

 


Identification

 

 
Similar
Species

 


Larval Food

Violets (Viola ssp.) including birdfoot violet (Viola pedata).

 
Adult Food

Nectar from flowers of milkweed (Asclepias), thistle (Cirsium), red clover (Trifolium pratense), and mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).

 
Life Cycle

 

 
Behavior

 


Range Range Map   Sources: 6, 7, 20, 21.
 
Sightings

Blanket Flower Prairie SNA

Blue Mounds State Park

Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA
Kellogg-Weaver Unit

 

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Common
Names

regal fritillary


 

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