Nymphalidae
Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus, 1761)
Fabriciana niobe (Linnaeus, 1761)
Fabriciana niobe is a medium-sized fritillary butterfly widespread across most of Europe and parts of Asia.
Fabriciana adippe vorax (Butler, 1871)
Fabriciana adippe vorax (Butler, 1871)
Fabriciana adippe vorax is the high brown fritillary, a butterfly most threatened in Britain as of 2015.
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae, or brush-footed butterflies, are a butterfly family defined by vestigial forelegs, with some species shifting phenology in warmer temperatures.
Speyeria adiaste (Edwards, 1864)
Speyeria adiaste (Edwards, 1864)
Speyeria adiaste, the unsilvered fritillary, is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to California mountain regions.
Speyeria nokomis (Edwards, 1862)
Speyeria nokomis (Edwards, 1862)
Speyeria nokomis (nokomis fritillary) is a Nymphalidae butterfly species found in North America, with MONA/Hodges number 4453.
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775)
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775)
Speyeria cybele, the great spangled fritillary, is a North American butterfly with distinct orange and black wing markings.
Speyeria edwardsii (Reakirt, 1866)
Speyeria edwardsii (Reakirt, 1866)
Speyeria edwardsii, the Edwards' fritillary, is a common North American nymphalid butterfly with orange wings and 60–86 mm wingspan.
Speyeria atlantis hesperis (Edwards, 1864)
Speyeria atlantis hesperis (Edwards, 1864)
Speyeria atlantis hesperis is a butterfly subspecies with distinct wing markings, hosted by violets as larvae.
Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852)
Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852)
Speyeria callippe is a large butterfly found across much of western North America in a variety of open and dry habitats.
Speyeria egleis (Behr, 1862)
Speyeria egleis (Behr, 1862)
Speyeria egleis, the Great Basin fritillary, is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in western US mountain habitats.
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)
Speyeria aphrodite, the Aphrodite fritillary, is a North American orange fritillary butterfly declining with climate warming.
Speyeria zerene (Boisduval, 1852)
Speyeria zerene (Boisduval, 1852)
Speyeria zerene, the Zerene fritillary, is a medium-sized North American butterfly with a one-year life cycle centered on blue violets.
Speyeria idalia (Drury, 1773)
Speyeria idalia (Drury, 1773)
Speyeria idalia, the regal fritillary, is a prairie-specialist nymphalid butterfly native to east-central U.S. tallgrass and mixed-grass prairies.
Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is Seitz's original morphological description of the butterfly Speyeria aglaja, the large fritillary.
Speyeria hydaspe (Boisduval, 1869)
Speyeria hydaspe (Boisduval, 1869)
The Hydaspe fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe) is a small orange-brown butterfly native to western North America.
Speyeria mormonia (Boisduval, 1869)
Speyeria mormonia (Boisduval, 1869)
The Mormon fritillary (Speyeria mormonia) is a non-threatened North American nymphalid butterfly with diverse subspecies.
Speyeria atlantis (Edwards, 1862)
Speyeria atlantis (Edwards, 1862)
Speyeria atlantis is a butterfly with distinct wing markings, hosted by violets as larvae and feeding on multiple plants as adults.
Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the butterfly species Argynnis paphia, the silver-washed fritillary, covering its traits and life cycle.
Damora pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Damora pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Damora pandora is the largest European Argynnis, found across Mediterranean regions east to the Tian-shan.
Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)
Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)
Argynnis hyperbius is a fritillary butterfly with described morphology, multiple variants, and a broad recorded distribution.
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)
Argyronome laodice is a butterfly species with distinct patterned wing coloration and markings.
Damora sagana (Doubleday)
Damora sagana (Doubleday)
Damora sagana is a sexually dimorphic butterfly found in open forests across parts of East Asia.
Childrena childreni (Gray, 1831)
Childrena childreni (Gray, 1831)
This is a nymphalid butterfly species found across mountainous areas from Pakistan to China.
Argyronome ruslana (Motschulsky, 1866)
Argyronome ruslana (Motschulsky, 1866)
Argyronome ruslana is a nymphalid butterfly found in East Asia, whose larvae feed on Viola species.
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