Speyeria coronis
| Coronis fritillary | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Heliconiini |
| Genus: | Speyeria |
| Species: | S. coronis |
| Binomial name | |
| Speyeria coronis (Behr, 1864)[1] | |
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Speyeria coronis, the coronis fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from Baja California to Washington and west to Colorado and western South Dakota and once reported in Alberta.[1][2]
This butterfly is mostly orange and yellow coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then dark crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.[1][3]
Wingspan ranges from 60–86 mm (2.4–3.4 in).[2]
Similar Species
- Zerene fritillary – Speyeria zerene
- Edwards' fritillary – Speyeria edwardsii
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[4]
- S. c. halcyone (Edwards, 1869)
- S. c. hennei (Gunder, 1934)
- S. c. semiramis (Edwards, 1886)
- S. c. simaetha dos Passos & Grey, 1945
- S. c. snyderi (Skinner, 1897)
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