Species: Speyeria callippe
Callippe Fritillary
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Speyeria
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
argynne Callippe
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Speyeria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Butterfly, Nymphalidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Larvae feed on violets and probably nothing else. Based on other species in this tribe they probably will eat any species of VIOLA they encounter. VIOLA ADUNCA is a known foodplant for subspecies CALLIPPE.
Ecology Comments
Females in this genus, including this species, often ovipisit after violets have senesced. Eggs are laid in litter etc, near violets.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-09-01
Global Status Last Changed
1999-09-01
Other Status
PS - of California is listed Endangered by the USFWS.
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - Southern British Columbia to southwest Manitoba, south to southern California, Nevada, and southern Colorado.
Global Range Code
H
Global Range Description
>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)