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''Speyeria egleis'' commonly known as the Great Basin fritillary or egleis fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Dakota southwest through Oregon to California and south to Colorado. The habitat consists of mountain meadows, forest openings and exposed rocky ridges. The wingspan is 45-60 mm. The wings are bright to dull orange-brown with dark markings. Adults are on wing from late June to August. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Viola'' species, including ''Viola adunca'', ''Viola nuttallii'', ''Viola purpurea'', and ''Viola walteri''.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Speyeria egleis egleis'' *''Speyeria egleis albrighti'' (Gunder, 1932) (Montana) *''Speyeria egleis linda'' (dos Passos & Grey, 1942) (Idaho) *''Speyeria egleis macdunnoughi'' (Gunder, 1932) (Montana) *''Speyeria egleis mattooni'' J. Emmel & T. Emmel, 1998 (California) *''Speyeria egleis moecki'' Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983 (Oregon) *''Speyeria egleis oweni'' (Edwards, 1892) (California) *''Speyeria egleis reidi'' Austin, 1998 (Nevada) *''Speyeria egleis secreta'' dos Passos & Grey, 1945 (Colorado) *''Speyeria egleis tehachapina'' (Comstock, 1920) (California) *''Speyeria egleis toiyabe'' Howe, 1975 (Nevada) *''Speyeria egleis utahensis'' (Skinner, 1919) (Utah) *''Speyeria egleis yolaboli'' J. Emmel & T. Emmel, 1998 (California) ''Speyeria egleis atossa'' and ''Speyeria egleis clemencei'' are now treated as subspecies of ''Speyeria adiaste''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Speyeria egleis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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