Diana Fritillary

Speyeria diana est une espèce nord-américaine de lépidoptères de la famille des Nymphalidae et de la sous-famille des Heliconiinae. Dénomination Speyeria diana a été nommé par Cramer en 1777. Synonymes : Papilio diana Drury, [1777].

The Diana fritillary (Speyeria diana) is a fritillary butterfly found in several wooded areas in southern and eastern North America (primarily in the Arkansas River valley, several counties in South Carolina, spots along the Appalachian mountain range, and a few places on the southern Cumberland Plateau). On February 28, 2007, Act 156 of the Arkansas General Assembly designated the Diana fritillary as the official state butterfly. 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,…

Speyeria es un género de lepidópteros de la familia Nymphalidae. Son mariposas de tamaño mediano a grande, de color naranja con diseños negros. Las larvas se alimentan de especies de violetas, género Viola.