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''Speyeria mormonia'', the Mormon fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family of North America. It is common from northern California to British Columbia and west Saskatchewan, Colorado, and western South Dakota.〔(Mormon Fritillary ), Butterflies of Canada〕〔 This butterfly is dark orange coloured with distinct black bars and dots in a zig-zag pattern on the topside. The wing margins are dark with lighter circles then dark crescents. Silvery spots predominate on the yellowish underside.〔〔Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.〕 Wingspan ranges from .〔(Mormon Fritillary ), Butterflies and moths of North America〕 Larva feed on ''Viola'' sp.〔(''Speyeria'' ), funet.fi〕 ==Subspecies== Listed alphabetically.〔 *''S. m. arge'' (Strecker, 1878) *''S. m. artonis'' (Edwards, 1881) *''S. m. bischoffii'' (Edwards, 1870) *''S. m. erinna'' (Edwards, 1883) *''S. m. eurynome'' (Edwards, 1872) *''S. m. luski'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) *''S. m. opis'' (Edwards, 1874) *''S. m. washingtonia'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) 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 mormonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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