| Edwards' fritillary | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Speyeria |
| Species: | S. edwardsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Speyeria edwardsii (Reakirt, 1866) | |
Speyeria edwardsii, the Edwards' fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae of North America. It is common from Alberta east to Manitoba and south as far as northern New Mexico.
This butterfly is mostly orange coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then darker crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.
Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in).
Larva feeds on Viola nuttallii.
Similar species
- Great spangled fritillary – S. cybele
- Callippe fritillary – S. callippe
References
- ^ Edwards' Fritillary, Butterflies and moths of North America
- Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
- ^ Edwards' Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada
- "Speyeria Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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| Speyeria edwardsii | |
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