''Speyeria edwardsii'', the Edwards' fritillary, is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...

of North America. It is common from

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

east to

Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

and south as far as northern

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

.Edwards' Fritillary
Butterflies and moths of North America This butterfly is mostly orange coloured with distinct dark-brown bars on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then darker crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside. Wingspan ranges from .Edwards' Fritillary
Butterflies of Canada Larva feeds on ''

Viola nuttallii ''Viola nuttallii'' (Nuttall's violet or yellow prairie violet) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the violet family (''Violaceae''), and is one of the few violet species with lanceolate leaves. It is native to the western Canada and the north-ce ...

''."''Speyeria'' Scudder, 1872"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Similar species

Great spangled fritillary The great spangled fritillary (''Speyeria cybele'') is a North American butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description Its wingspan ranges from . It is characterized by its orange colour above with five black dashes near forewing base and sev ...

– ''S. cybele'' * Callippe fritillary – ''S. callippe''

References

Speyeria Butterflies of North America Butterflies described in 1866 Taxa named by Tryon Reakirt Lepidoptera of the United States Lepidoptera of Canada {{Heliconiinae-stub