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Edwards's Fritillary

Argynnis edwardsii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 23, February 18, March 25, April 49, May 75, June 191, July 54, August 61, September 47, October 24, November 21, December 20.
Colorado807
United States595
Canada208
Alberta110
South Dakota91
Wyoming90
Nebraska83
British Columbia70
Saskatchewan28
New Mexico7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusGreater Fritillaries · Argynnis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Edwards's Fritillary with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.