Mormon Fritillary

Speyeria mormonia

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Speyeria Mormonia, commonly known as the Mormon Fritillary, is a North American butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.  It is highly diverse, having differentiated into several subspecies which occupy a wide geographic range.  Furthermore, S. mormonia exhibit extreme protandry, or the emergence of male adults before female adults; this has several consequences on subsequent male and female behavior.  Habitat specificity is still being investigated, as there are few kn

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  1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Donna Pomeroy
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyeria_mormonia

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