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Speyeria callippe

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Speyeria callippe

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Speyeria

Rank
  
Species

Speyeria callippe

Similar
  
Speyeria coronis, Speyeria egleis, Speyeria hesperis, Speyeria hydaspe, Speyeria zerene

Speyeria callippe, the callippe fritillary, is a fritillary from North America.

Larvae feed on Viola pedunculata and Viola nuttallii.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

  • S. c. calgariana (McDunnough, 1924)
  • S. c. comstocki (Gunder, 1925) – Comstock's silverspot
  • S. c. elaine dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • S. c. gallatini (McDunnough, 1929)
  • S. c. harmonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • S. c. juba (Boisduval, 1869)
  • S. c. laura (Edwards, 1879)
  • S. c. laurina (Wright, 1905)
  • S. c. liliana (H. Edwards, 1877)
  • S. c. nevadensis (Edwards, 1870)
  • S. c. macaria (Edwards, 1877)
  • S. c. meadii (Edwards, 1872)
  • S. c. rupestris (Behr, 1863)
  • S. c. semivirida (McDunnough, 1924)
  • S. c. sierra dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • References

    Speyeria callippe Wikipedia