At Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, New Jersey, United States
Its wingspan ranges from 62 to 88 mm (2.4 to 3.5 in).[2] It is characterized by its orange colour above with five black dashes near forewing base and several irregular black dashes at the base of the hindwing. In addition, two rows of black crescents run along the edges of the wings. Below, the forewing is yellowish orange with black marks similar to the upperside, with a few silver spots on the tip of the wing. The hindwing is reddish brown with silver spots on the base and middle of the wing. A broad yellow band and silver triangles are the most notable qualities on the wing, next to the brown margin. Females tend to be darker than males and individuals from the western reaches of this species range tend to be brighter orange. Similar species include the Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite), the Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) and the northwestern fritillary (Speyeria hesperis). It is distinguished from the Aphrodite and Atlantis fritillaries by a wide light submarginal band on the hindwing and instead of black spots, black dashes form on the margins of the forewing.
S. c. krautwurmi (Holland, 1931) – Krautwurm's fritillary
S. c. leto (Behr, 1862)
S. c. letona dos Passos & Grey, 1945
S. c. novascotiae (McDunnough, 1935)
S. c. pseudocarpenteri (F. & R. Chermock, 1940)
S. c. pugetensis Chermock & Frechin, 1947
Rangeedit
The great spangled fritillary covers a wide range of North America stretching from southern Canada to northern California on the west to North Carolina on the east. Prime habitat for this species includes moist meadows and woodland edges.
Larval hostedit
Various species of native violets have reported to serve as a larval host plant for the great spangled fritillary, including the native round-leaf violet (Viola rotundifolia), the arrow-leaf violet (Viola fimbriatula) and the common blue violet (Viola sororia).[4][5]
Referencesedit
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^"Speyeria Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^Stichter, Sharon (2011). "Great Spangled Fritillary". The Butterflies of Massachusetts. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^"Great Spangled Fritillary". Mass Audubon. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Speyeria cybele.
Great Spangled Fritillary, Wisconsin Butterflies
Speyeria cybele, North American Butterflies and Moths
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies, by Robert Micheal Pyle
January 01, 1970
great, spangled, fritillary, great, spangled, fritillary, speyeria, cybele, north, american, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, conservation, status, secure, natureserve, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class,. The great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele is a North American butterfly of the family Nymphalidae Great spangled fritillary Conservation status Secure NatureServe 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Speyeria Species S cybele Binomial name Speyeria cybele Fabricius 1775 Subspecies See text Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 Range 4 Larval host 5 References 6 External linksDescription edit nbsp At Flat Rock Brook Nature Center New Jersey United States Its wingspan ranges from 62 to 88 mm 2 4 to 3 5 in 2 It is characterized by its orange colour above with five black dashes near forewing base and several irregular black dashes at the base of the hindwing In addition two rows of black crescents run along the edges of the wings Below the forewing is yellowish orange with black marks similar to the upperside with a few silver spots on the tip of the wing The hindwing is reddish brown with silver spots on the base and middle of the wing A broad yellow band and silver triangles are the most notable qualities on the wing next to the brown margin Females tend to be darker than males and individuals from the western reaches of this species range tend to be brighter orange Similar species include the Aphrodite fritillary Speyeria aphrodite the Atlantis fritillary Speyeria atlantis and the northwestern fritillary Speyeria hesperis It is distinguished from the Aphrodite and Atlantis fritillaries by a wide light submarginal band on the hindwing and instead of black spots black dashes form on the margins of the forewing Subspecies edit nbsp S c cybele male Gatineau Park Quebec Listed alphabetically 3 S c carpenterii Edwards 1876 S c charlottii Barnes 1897 S c cybele Fabricius 1775 S c krautwurmi Holland 1931 Krautwurm s fritillary S c leto Behr 1862 S c letona dos Passos amp Grey 1945 S c novascotiae McDunnough 1935 S c pseudocarpenteri F amp R Chermock 1940 S c pugetensis Chermock amp Frechin 1947Range editThe great spangled fritillary covers a wide range of North America stretching from southern Canada to northern California on the west to North Carolina on the east Prime habitat for this species includes moist meadows and woodland edges Larval host editVarious species of native violets have reported to serve as a larval host plant for the great spangled fritillary including the native round leaf violet Viola rotundifolia the arrow leaf violet Viola fimbriatula and the common blue violet Viola sororia 4 5 References edit NatureServe Explorer 2 0 Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary explorer natureserve org Retrieved 3 October 2020 Great Spangled Fritillary Butterflies of Canada Speyeria Scudder 1872 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Stichter Sharon 2011 Great Spangled Fritillary The Butterflies of Massachusetts Retrieved 14 May 2013 Great Spangled Fritillary Mass Audubon Retrieved 14 May 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary Wisconsin Butterflies Speyeria cybele North American Butterflies and Moths The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies by Robert Micheal Pyle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great spangled fritillary amp oldid 1169050158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
