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Zerene Fritillary

Argynnis zerene

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 British Columbia.January 49, February 46, March 71, April 83, May 129, June 112, July 206, August 295, September 70, October 55, November 45, December 45.
United States1,695
Canada1,527
British Columbia1,292
California705
Alberta327
Oregon260
Idaho259
Washington218
Wyoming139
Nevada124

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