Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Speyeria Higher classification Speyeria | Phylum Arthropoda Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Speyeria atlantis Rank Species | |
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Similar 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).
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