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Coronis Fritillary

Argynnis coronis

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 California.January 96, February 83, March 86, April 107, May 104, June 323, July 153, August 101, September 96, October 86, November 111, December 86.
United States2,172
California1,052
Washington779
Colorado261
Oregon178
Idaho169
Nevada95
Utah45
Wyoming11
Canada8

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