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Speyeria atlantis

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Speyeria

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Speyeria atlantis

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Butterfly, Speyeria, Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria hesperis, Butterflies and moths

Speyeria atlantis, the Atlantis fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is from the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador to northern British Columbia, across the northern United States south as far as Colorado and West Virginia. It resides as far north as James Bay.

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Its upperside is dark orange with many rows of black markings and black wing margins. Its underside is a light brown with many silvery-white spots. Wingspan ranges from 50–64 millimetres (2.0–2.5 in).

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

Speyeria atlantis Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis

  • S. a. atlantis
  • S. a. canadensis (dos Passos, 1935)
  • S. a. chitone (Edwards, 1879)
  • S. a. dodgei (Gunder, 1931)
  • S. a. beani (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
  • S. a. dennisi dos Passos & Grey, 1947
  • S. a. dorothea Moeck, 1947
  • S. a. electa (Edwards, 1878)
  • S. a. elko Austin, 1983
  • S. a. greyi (Moeck, 1950)
  • S. a. hesperis (Edwards, 1864)
  • S. a. hollandi (F. & R. Chermock, 1940)
  • S. a. hutchinsi dos Passos & Grey, 1947
  • S. a. irene (Boisduval, 1869)
  • S. a. lais (Edwards, 1883)
  • S. a. lurana dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • S. a. nausicaa (Edwards, 1874)
  • S. a. nikias (Ehrmann, 1917)
  • S. a. schellbachi Garth, 1949
  • S. a. tetonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • S. a. viola dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • S. a. wasatchia dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • Similar species

  • Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
  • Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
  • Northwestern fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)

  • References

    Speyeria atlantis Wikipedia


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