Flowering Plants Visited
by Speyeria aphrodite
alcestis
Speyeria aphrodite alcestis W.H. Edwards: Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Graenicher, Broyles & Wyatt, Lovell, and Voss; this butterfly is the Ruddy Aphrodite Fritillary)
Apocynaceae: Apocynum androsaemifolium sn (V); Araliaceae: Aralia racemosa sn (Lvl); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias exaltata [plup sn] (BW), Asclepias incarnata [plup sn] (V), Asclepias syriaca [plup sn fq] (V), Asclepias tuberosa [plup sn] (V); Asteraceae: Arctium minus sn fq (V), Cirsium altissimum sn (Gr), Cirsium arvense sn fq (V), Eupatoriadelphus maculatus sn (V), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (V), Hieracium aurantiacum sn (V), Liatris cylindracea sn (V); Lamiaceae: Stachys palustris sn fq (V)