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The regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) is a striking nymphalid butterfly found among some of the remaining tallgrass and mixed-grass prairies in the east-central United States. This prairie-specialist butterfly has a characteristic deep orange color and unmistakable dark hindwings with two bands of spots . On the female, both bands of spots are ...
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Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.
Adults mate and lay eggs in the spring on or in the near vicinity of violets. A common violet selected for oviposition is the marsh violet. Adult Boloria selene have been observed to fly in a brood once a year sometime in the summer. [9] Adult small pearl-bordered fritillaries feed on the following plants: Bramble; Thistle; Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Cethosia myrina, the violet lacewing [1] or brown accented butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Butung . The wingspan is about 75 mm.
Lycaena helle, the violet copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the Pyrenees to northern Norway and from Belgium east across the Palearctic to Central Asia , Siberia and Amur .The wingspan is 24–26 mm.
Introduced by Representative John Paul Wells of Logan County, the legislation for making the butterfly a state symbol took note of the butterfly's beauty, educational importance, and impact on tourism. Arkansas is the only state to designate the Diana fritillary as its state butterfly; pairing it with its state insect, the honeybee.
Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863) – large violet tip, regal purple tip, or queen purple tip; Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915) – Rogers' orange tip; Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922) Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885) – no patch white; Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1849) – veined orange, veined tip, or veined golden Arab; Colotis vestalis (Butler, 1876 ...