Insects of Alberta - Atlantis Fritillary

Common name: Atlantis Fritillary

Latin Name: Speyeria atlantis
(R. Bercha, det.)

Wingspan: 60 mm

Range: Alberta

Habitat: Various

Preferred Flowers/Food: Alfalfa & Bergamot

Time of year seen: May to September

Caterpillar's Diet: Violets

Other: The Atlantis Fritillary is very similar to Aphrodite fritillary. The two can be separated based on the habitat they are found in: the Atlantis has a preference for moist, mixed-wood forest and the Aphrodite is typically found on the prairies. The species overlap in the southern boreal forest region, in which case Atlantis is larger and has a dark chocolate-brown hindwing disc.