Bug FAQAphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
Also called: Aphrodite Friitllary
It lives in North America and its populations are declining as temperatures rise.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The upper wings show orange color with rows of dark dots or chevron shapes near the edges and darker lines closer to the body. The underside of the wings is also orange and bears several rows of white dots.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Its wingspan ranges from 51 to 73 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is sensitive to temperature changes, and its numbers are falling with climate warming.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
The Aphrodite fritillary is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 38 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite_fritillary
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.