Speyeria edwardsii, the Edwards' fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae of North America. It is common from Alberta east to Manitoba and south as far as northern New Mexico.Edwards' Fritillary, Butterflies and moths of North AmericaJim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
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."Speyeria Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Similar species Great spangled fritillary – S. cybele Callippe fritillary – S. callippe
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