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Speyeria coronis

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Kingdom
  
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Scientific name
  
Speyeria coronis

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Order
  
Genus
  
Speyeria

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Species

Speyeria coronis butterfliesofamericacomimagesNymphalidaeArgynn

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Speyeria egleis, Speyeria hesperis, Speyeria hydaspe, Speyeria zerene, Speyeria mormonia

Speyeria coronis, the Coronis fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from Baja California to Washington and east to Colorado and western South Dakota and once reported in Alberta.

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This butterfly is mostly orange and yellow with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then dark crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.

Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in).

Larva feed on Viola species.

Similar species

  • Zerene fritillary – Speyeria zerene
  • Edwards' fritillary – Speyeria edwardsii
  • Subspecies

    Listed alphabetically:

  • S. c. halcyone (Edwards, 1869)
  • S. c. hennei (Gunder, 1934)
  • S. c. semiramis (Edwards, 1886)
  • S. c. simaetha dos Passos & Grey, 1945
  • S. c. snyderi (Skinner, 1897)
  • References

    Speyeria coronis Wikipedia


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