Speyeria hydaspe

Taxobox
name = Speyeria hydaspe


image_width = 250px
image_caption = Hydaspe Fritillary
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
divisio = Rhopalocera
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Nymphalinae
tribus = Argynnini
genus = "Speyeria"
species = "S. hydaspe"
binomial = "Speyeria hydaspe"
species_authority = Boisduval, 1869

"Speyeria hydaspe" (Hydaspe Fritillary) is a species of orange-brown butterfly found in the western portions of the United States and Canada. A small fritillary, it usually has cream-colored underwing spots, but the Vancouver Island subspecies has silver spots. It is similar to "S. zerene" and "S. atlantis", but may be distinguished by the smooth and even appearance of its postmedian spotband. [cite book | last = Glassberg | first = Jeffrey | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Butterflies through Binoculars: The West A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western North America | publisher = Oxford University Press | date = July 26 2001 | location = USA | url = | doi = | id = ISBN 0-19-510669-5] The caterpillars feed on violets including Viola glabella. A single brood flies from July through September and feeds on flower nectar. They may be found in moist forests, in clearings and subalpine meadows. [cite web | last = Opler | first = Paul A. | authorlink = | coauthors = Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue | title = Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe) | work = Butterflies and Moths of North America | publisher = Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node | year = 2006 | url = http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1689 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-08-26 ]

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