Speyeria carolae, or Carole's fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies).[1][2][3] It was described by Cyril Franklin dos Passos and Lionel Paul Grey in 1942 and is found in North America,[2] where it has only been recorded from the Charleston Mountains of Clark County, Nevada. The habitat consists of mountain slopes, foothills and forest openings.
The wingspan is 69–86 mm. The upperside of the wings is bright orange with black markings. The underside of the hindwings features inwardly triangular silver spots in a marginal row, as well as a red-brown to buffy brown basal disk. Adults are on wing from mid-June to September in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Viola charlestonensis.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Speyeria carolae is 4456.1.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^"Speyeria carolae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ ab"Speyeria carolae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^"Speyeria carolae Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
^Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
Further readingedit
Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.
External linksedit
Butterflies and Moths of North America
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Speyeria carolae
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speyeria, carolae, carole, fritillary, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, brush, footed, butterflies, described, cyril, franklin, passos, lionel, paul, grey, 1942, found, north, america, where, only, been, recorded, from, charleston, mountains, clark, county, nev. Speyeria carolae or Carole s fritillary is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae brush footed butterflies 1 2 3 It was described by Cyril Franklin dos Passos and Lionel Paul Grey in 1942 and is found in North America 2 where it has only been recorded from the Charleston Mountains of Clark County Nevada The habitat consists of mountain slopes foothills and forest openings Speyeria carolaeScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus SpeyeriaSpecies S carolaeBinomial nameSpeyeria carolae dos Passos amp Grey 1942 SynonymsArgynnis coronis carolae dos Passos amp Grey 1942The wingspan is 69 86 mm The upperside of the wings is bright orange with black markings The underside of the hindwings features inwardly triangular silver spots in a marginal row as well as a red brown to buffy brown basal disk Adults are on wing from mid June to September in one generation per year The larvae feed on the leaves of Viola charlestonensis 4 The MONA or Hodges number for Speyeria carolae is 4456 1 5 6 References edit Speyeria carolae Species Information BugGuide net Retrieved 2018 01 21 a b Speyeria carolae Report Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS Retrieved 2018 01 21 Speyeria carolae Species Overview Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved 2018 01 21 Butterflies and Moths of North America Pohl G R Patterson B amp Pelham J P 2016 Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America North of Mexico Pelham Jonathan P July 1 2017 A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada Butterflies of America Retrieved 2018 01 21 Further reading editArnett Ross H 2000 American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico CRC Press Pelham Jonathan P 2008 A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera vol 40 xiv 658 External links editButterflies and Moths of North America NCBI Taxonomy Browser Speyeria carolae nbsp This Nymphalidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Speyeria carolae amp oldid 1007146030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
