Appearance
Its upperside is dark orange with many rows of black markings and black wing margins. Its underside is a light brown with many silvery-white spots. Wingspan ranges from 50–64 millimetres.
Naming
Listed alphabetically:⤷ "S. a. atlantis"
⤷ "S. a. canadensis"
⤷ "S. a. chitone"
⤷ "S. a. dodgei"
⤷ "S. a. beani"
⤷ "S. a. dennisi" dos Passos & Grey, 1947
⤷ "S. a. dorothea" Moeck, 1947
⤷ "S. a. electa"
⤷ "S. a. elko" Austin, 1983
⤷ "S. a. greyi"
⤷ "S. a. hesperis"
⤷ "S. a. hollandi"
⤷ "S. a. hutchinsi" dos Passos & Grey, 1947
⤷ "S. a. irene"
⤷ "S. a. lais"
⤷ "S. a. lurana" dos Passos & Grey, 1945
⤷ "S. a. nausicaa"
⤷ "S. a. nikias"
⤷ "S. a. schellbachi" Garth, 1949
⤷ "S. a. tetonia" dos Passos & Grey, 1945
⤷ "S. a. viola" dos Passos & Grey, 1945
⤷ "S. a. wasatchia" dos Passos & Grey, 1945*Aphrodite fritillary
⤷ Great spangled fritillary
⤷ Northwestern fritillary
Food
The larvae are hosted by violets. Adult foods include common milkweed, mint, mountain laurel, crown vetch, burdock, boneset, ox-eye daisy, spiraea, and virgin's bower.References:
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