Speyeria adiaste
| Speyeria adiaste | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Speyeria |
| Species: | S. adiaste |
| Binomial name | |
| Speyeria adiaste (W.H. Edwards, 1864)[1] | |
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Speyeria adiaste, the unsilvered fritillary or adiaste fritillary, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from California County north to San Mateo County and east to north Los Angeles County and Kern County.[2]
The wingspan is 50-61 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on Viola species, including Viola quercetorum.
Subspecies
- Speyeria adiaste adiaste
- †Speyeria adiaste atossa
- Speyeria adiaste clemencei
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