Bug FAQCoronis Fritillary
Speyeria coronis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
The Coronis fritillary is a North American butterfly in the Nymphalidae family with orange and yellow wings marked by dark brown bars and silvery spots on the underside. Its wingspan measures between 60 and 86 mm (about 2.4 to 3.4 in).
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The butterfly is mostly orange and yellow with dark-brown bars on the topside and silvery spots on the yellowish underside.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from about 60 to 86 mm (2.4 to 3.4 in).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It belongs to the family Nymphalidae and is found in North America.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on species of violet (Viola).
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, Washington.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyeria_coronis
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