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Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) |
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| DISTRIBUTION in North Carolina: Throughout the mountains; appears to be absent from the Piedmont, though could possibly occur along the extreme upper Piedmont. |
| ABUNDANCE in North Carolina: Generally common to locally very common in the northern mountains; somewhat less numerous in the southern mountains, where often fairly common; probably rare to uncommon in the extreme southwestern counties. It is less numerous overall in the mountains than the Great Spangled Fritillary, but the Aphrodite can outnumber the Great Spangled in some places (mainly in the northern mountains). |
| FLIGHT PERIOD in North Carolina: A single brood, slightly narrower in time than that of the Great Spangled; late May to mid-September. As with other fritillaries, males precede females by about a week. |
 Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina. |
 06/11/04 · Ashe County, NC
· male |
 06/25/05 · Ashe County, NC
· male |
 06/22/06 · Alleghany County, NC
· female |
 07/01/04 · Ashe County, NC
· female |
 06/15/06 · Ashe County, NC
· mated |