Hydaspe Fritillary
 
Location: Mount Indefatigable , AB
Date: Aug. 5, 1977
               
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Hydaspe Fritillary - dorsal (male)

Common Name:  Hydaspe Fritillary

Latin Name:  Speyeria hydaspe (Boisduval,1869)
                        (N. Kondla, det.)

Wingspan:  55 - 65  mm

Range:  Southwestern edge of Alberta

Habitat:  .Mountain meadows, clearings and roads

Time of year seen:  June to September

Preferred Flowers:

Caterpillar's Diet: Violets

Other: 

Photo courtesy N. Kondla ©1977.
           
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