''Speyeria edwardsii'', the Edwards' fritillary, is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
of the family
Nymphalidae of North America. It is common from
Alberta
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west to
Manitoba
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and south as far as northern
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
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.
[Edwards' Fritillary]
Butterflies and moths of North America
This butterfly is mostly orange coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then darker crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.
[
Wingspan ranges from .][Edwards' Fritillary]
Butterflies of Canada
Larva feeds on ''Viola nuttallii
''Viola nuttallii'' (Nuttall's violet or yellow prairie violet) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the violet family (''Violaceae''), and is one of the few violet species with lanceolate leaves. It is native to the western Canada and the north-c ...
''."''Speyeria'' Scudder, 1872"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Similar species
*
Great spangled fritillary – ''S. cybele''
*
Callippe fritillary – ''S. callippe''
References
Speyeria
Butterflies of North America
Butterflies described in 1866
Taxa named by Tryon Reakirt
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