Aphrodite Fritillary Argynnis aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)    Synonyms: Hodges #4451, Speyeria aphrodite.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nymphalidae   >   Genus Argynnis   

Status:

Aphrodite Fritillary (Argynnis aphrodite) is another species of Speyeria, generally similar in appearance to Great Spangled Fritillary (S. cybele), but with a less extensive buffy submarginal band on the underside of the hind wing, and smaller in size. In Maryland, most commonly found in Garrett County.

Description:

Aphrodite Fritillary is easily confused with Atlantis Fritillary. One of the easiest ways to tell the two species apart is by eye color. Aphrodite Fritillary has yellow-green eyes and Atlantis Fritillary has blue-gray eyes. Both Aphrodite and Atlantis Fritillary are smaller than the much larger Great Spangled Fritillary.

Relationships:

Host plants are species in the family Violaceae including Arrow-leaved Violet and Primrose-leaved Violet.

There are 37 records in the project database.

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An Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/7/2013). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/30/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

An Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

An Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

An Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2018). Photo by Boyer and McDowell. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rborchelt via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) aaron graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by aaron_graham via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/29/2017). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) Reid Rumelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Reid Rumelt via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/11/2010). (c) Matt Tillett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mtillett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

An Aphrodite Fritillary from Pendleton Co., West Virginia (8/2/2013). Photo by Annette Allor. (MBP list)

An Aphrodite Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)


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