Speyeria hesperis
| Northwestern fritillary | |
|---|---|
_(7-13-2015)_near_hannigan_meadow%2C_white_mts%2C_greenlee_co%2C_az_(6)_(20287660126).jpg) | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Speyeria |
| Species: | S. hesperis |
| Binomial name | |
| Speyeria hesperis (W.H. Edwards, 1864) | |
Speyeria hesperis, the northwestern fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the northwestern United States and western Canada, as far east as Manitoba and the Dakotas.[1][2]
With a wingspan of between 45–58 millimetres (1.8–2.3 in), this fritillary is relatively small. It has bright orange uppersides (yellow in females) and thinner black markings than most fritillaries.[1]
Similar species
- Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
References
- 1 2 Northwestern Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Northwestern Fritillary, Butterflies and Moths of North America
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.