Regal Fritillary
Speyeria idalia (Drury, 1773)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Large. Upperside of forewing bright red-orange with black markings. Upperside of hindwing black with postmedian row of white spots; submarginal row of spots is orange in male and white in female.
Wing Span: 2 5/8 - 4 1/8 inches (6.7 - 10.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females with a low, steady flight. Females walk through vegetation to lay single eggs on various plants, even if the host violets are not present. Most eggs are laid in August. The caterpillars hatch and overwinter unfed; in spring they eat leaves of host plants.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets including bird\'s foot violet (Viola pedata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of milkweeds, thistles, red clover, and mountain mint.
Habitat: Tall-grass prairie and other open sites including damp meadows, marshes, wet fields, and mountain pastures.
Range: Tall-grass prairie remnants in Montana and North Dakota south to Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma; rare or absent from former range east of the Appalachians.
Conservation: Rapidly vanishing or declining in much of its range. A species of concern for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. All populations should be conserved.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: Monitor populations and manage populations on public lands and preserves.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 169 - 192 of 873 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 15, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Vernon County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 09, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kent, Steve)
Region: Shelby County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1962
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 14, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: St. Clair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jul 08, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wedding, Fran)
Region: Randolph County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 10, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (McCallum, Eddy)
Region: Ralls County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Early, Joe)
Region: Polk County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1973)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: May 27, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Smirl, Jon)
Region: Platte County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1973)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 21, 1914
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rowley, R.R.)
Region: Pike County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jul 17, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Pettis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 1994)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Schlicht, Dennis)
Region: Livingston County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 05, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Schlicht, Dennis)
Region: Linn County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: May 02, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hudnut, Gail)
Region: Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1974)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Soetart, Tom)
Region: Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1979)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 17, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Greensburg, Darrell)
Region: Lafayette County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1971)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dobbs, Kevin)
Region: Knox County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1981)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Martin, Sarah)
Region: Johnson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1976)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 14, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Jasper County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1980)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Sep 14, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1991)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jun 21, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Holt County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 2006)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jul 25, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Knisley, Greg)
Region: Henry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1974)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hagan, D.)
Region: Harrison County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1972)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1916
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Jul 01, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Easterla, David)
Region: Daviess County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
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