Speyeria nokomis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Vulnerable

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Family Nymphalidae

'The Nymphalidae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Distributed worldwide, butterflies of this family are especially rich in the tropics. They are highly variable, and there are more species in this family than in any other. Adults vary in size from small to large, and their front legs are reduced, unable to be used for walking. Wing shape is also highly variable: some species have irregular margins (anglewings and commas), and others have long taillike projections (daggerwings). Browns, oranges, yellows, and blacks are frequent colors, while iridescent colors such as purples and blues are rare. Adults of some groups are the longest-lived butterflies, surviving 6-11 months. Adult feeding behavior depends on the species, where some groups primarily seek flower nectar while others only feed on sap flows , rotting fruit, dung, or animal carcasses. Males exhibit perching and patrolling behaviors when seeking mates. Egg-laying varies widely, as some species lay eggs in clustsers, others in columns, and others singly. Caterpillar appearance and behavior vary widely. Brushfoots overwinter as larvae or adults.

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Subfamily Heliconiinae

Longwings are members of the Family Nymphalidae. They are richest in the tropics, but several genera are prominent in the Northern Hermisphere, including the fritillaries or silverspots and the lesser fritillaries. The adults of several species are distasteful, and many other species mimic the distasteful butterflies of this subfamily . Adults are long-lived, with some as long as six months. Males patrol in search of females. The adults of genus Heliconius are unique in that they intentionally collect pollen in their proboscis and then absorb its proteins.[2]

Physical Description

Habitat

Moist meadows, seeps , marshes, streamsides.

Biology

Diet

Caterpillar hosts: Viola nephrophylla. Adult food: Flower nectar, including that from thistles.

Reproduction

Males patrol for receptive females, who walk on the ground to lay single eggs near host plants . Unfed, first-stage caterpillars hibernate; in the spring they feed on leaves of the host.

Behavior

Flight: One brood from late July-September.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Speyeria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 75 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. adiaste (Unsilvered Fritillary) · S. adiaste adiaste (Adiaste Fritillary) · S. adiaste atossa (Atossa) · S. adiaste clemencei (Clemence's Fritillary) · S. aphrodite (Aphrodite Fritillary) · S. aphrodite alcestis (Alcestris Fritillary) · S. aphrodite aphrodite (Aphrodite Frittilary) · S. aphrodite columbia (Columbian Fritillary) · S. aphrodite cullasaja (Aphrodite Fritillary) · S. aphrodite manitoba (Manitoba Fritillary) · S. aphrodite whitehousei (Aphrodite Fritillary) · S. atlantis (Atlantis Fritillary) · S. atlantis atlantis (Atlantis Fritillary) · S. atlantis hollandi (Holland's Fritillary) · S. atlantis pahasapa (Atlantis Fritillary) · S. callippe (Callippe Fritillary) · S. callippe adiasteoides (Callippe Fritillary) · S. callippe calgariana (Calgary Fritillary) · S. callippe callippe (Callippe Fritillary) · S. callippe comstocki (Callippe Fritillary) · S. callippe macaria (Callippe Fritillary) · S. callippe semivirida (Half-Green Fritillary) · S. carolae (Carol's Fritillary) · S. coronis (Coronis Fritillary) · S. coronis coronis (Coronis Fritillary) · S. coronis hennei (Coronis Fritillary) · S. coronis semiramis (Coronis Fritillary) · S. cybele (Great Spangled Fritillary) · S. cybele carpenterii (Carpenter's Fritillary) · S. cybele cybele (Great Spangled Fritillary) · S. cybele eileenae (Great Spangled Fritillary) · S. cybele krautwurmi (Krautwurm's Fritillary) · S. cybele leto (Leto Fritillary) · S. cybele pseudocarpenteri (Chermock's Fritillary) · S. cybele pugetensis (Puget Sound Fritillary) · S. diana (Diana) · S. edwardsii (Edward's Fritillary) · S. egleis (Great Basin Fritillary) · S. egleis mattooni (Great Basin Fritillary) · S. egleis tehachapina (Tehachapi Fritillary) · S. egleis yolaboli (Great Basin Fritillary) · S. hesperis (Hesperis Fritillary) · S. hesperis elko (Atlantis Fritillary) · S. hesperis greyi (Grey's Frittilary) · S. hydaspe (Hydaspe Fritillary) · S. hydaspe rhodope (Rhodope Fritillary) · S. hydaspe tehama (Hydaspe Fritillary) · S. hydaspe viridicornis (Hydaspe Fritillary) · S. idalia (Regal Fritillary) · S. idalia idalia (Regal Fritillary) · S. idalia occidentalis (Regal Fritillary) · S. leto (Leto Fritillary) · S. mormonia (Mormon Fritillary) · S. mormonia artonis (Atronis Fritillary) · S. mormonia atronia (Mormon Unsilvered Fritillary) · S. mormonia bischoffii (Bischoff's Fritillary) · S. mormonia erinna (Mormon Fritillary) · S. mormonia eurynome (Eurynome Fritillary) · S. mormonia luski (Atronis Fritillary) · S. mormonia opis (Opis Fritillary) · S. nokomis (Nokomis Fritillary) · S. nokomis apacheana (Apache Fritillary) · S. nokomis carsonensis (Carson Valley Silverspot) · S. nokomis coerulescens (Bluish Fritillary) · S. nokomis nitocris (Nitocris Fritillary) · S. nokomis nokomis (Nokomis Fritillary) · S. zerene (Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak) · S. zerene behrensii (Behren's Fritillary) · S. zerene bremnerii (Bremner's Silverspot) · S. zerene garretti (Zerene Fritillary) · S. zerene hippolyta (Hippolyta Fritillary) · S. zerene myrtleae (Myrtle's Silverspot) · S. zerene picta (Painted Fritillary) · S. zerene puntareyes (Zerene Fritillary) · S. zerene sonomensis (Zerene Fritillary)

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Further Reading

• Bibliography (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) / Charles A. Bridges. Urbana, Ill.: C.A. Bridges, c1993. url p. 147, p. 375.
• Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, url p. 15.
• The Great Basin naturalist. 54 1994 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url fig. 2, page 102, p. 103, p. 104, p. 195, p. 196, p. 97.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
• Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. March 26, 2007.
• Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus, coordinators. 2009. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version of April 17, 2009).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2603078
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-156806.0
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEPJ6050
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 171436

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=18&sci=Nymphalidae&com=Brush-footed Butterflies [back]
2. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Freija&search=Search [back]

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