Speyeria hydaspe

Hydaspe fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Speyeria
Species:	S. hydaspe
Binomial name
	Speyeria hydaspe; (Boisduval, 1869)[1]

Speyeria hydaspe, the Hydaspe fritillary, is a species of orange-brown butterfly found in the western portions of the United States and Canada. A small fritillary, it usually has cream-colored underwing spots, but the Vancouver Island subspecies has silver spots. It is similar to S. zerene and S. atlantis, but may be distinguished by the smooth and even appearance of its postmedian spotband.^[2] The caterpillars feed on violets including Viola glabella. A single brood flies from July through September and feeds on flower nectar. They may be found in moist forests, in clearings and subalpine meadows. ^[3]

References

↑ Hydaspe Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada
↑ Glassberg, Jeffrey (July 26, 2001). Butterflies through Binoculars: The West A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western North America. USA: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510669-5.
↑ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan; Ray E. Stanford; Michael Pogue (2006). "Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. Retrieved 2006-08-26.

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[1] Hydaspe Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada

[2] Glassberg, Jeffrey (July 26, 2001). Butterflies through Binoculars: The West A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western North America. USA: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510669-5.

[3] Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan; Ray E. Stanford; Michael Pogue (2006). "Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. Retrieved 2006-08-26.