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Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele
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Great Spangled Fritillary - Pockwock Road, NS - 2011-08-17
Photo © Peter Payzant
Status in Nova Scotia
Common.

Flight Period
Mid-June to early September.

Habitat
Fields, meadows, woodland roads.

Larval Foodplants
Violets.

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Similar to Aphrodite Fritillary and Atlantis Fritillary, but distinguished by brown eyes, the lack of a distinct spot near the base of the FW upper, and the broad orange submarginal band on the hindwing.

Further Reading


Great Spangled Fritillary - Conrad's Beach, NS, 2008-07-30
Great Spangled Fritillary - Conrad's Beach, NS - 2008-07-30
2008-07-30
Photo © Phil Schappert
Great Spangled Fritillary - White Point, NS, 2009-08-15
Great Spangled Fritillary - White Point, NS - 2009-08-15
2009-08-15
Photo © Jim Edsall
Great Spangled Fritillary - Apple River, NS, 2012-07-15
Great Spangled Fritillary - Apple River, NS - 2012-07-15
2012-07-15
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
Great Spangled Fritillary - Apple River, NS, 2012-07-05
Great Spangled Fritillary - Apple River, NS - 2012-07-05
2012-07-05
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
Great Spangled Fritillary - Shelburne, 2014-07-14
Great Spangled Fritillary - Shelburne - 2014-07-14
2014-07-14
Photo © Dan Rolfe
Great Spangled Fritillary - Gilberts Cove, NS, 2018-08-25
Great Spangled Fritillary - Gilberts Cove, NS - 2018-08-25
2018-08-25
Photo © Nancy Hsu
Great Spangled Fritillary - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-07-14
Great Spangled Fritillary - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-07-14
2022-07-14
Photo © William D. Crawford
Great Spangled Fritillary - Victoria Park, Truro, 2022-07-14
Great Spangled Fritillary - Victoria Park, Truro - 2022-07-14
2022-07-14
Photo © William D. Crawford