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Diana Fritillary



Argynnis diana Cramer, 1777

Although the Diana Fritillary has a relatively large range and there may be approximately 100 occurrences,
it has undergone a steep decline and climate change alone is likely to reduce this species' habitat by about 90% by 2050.

The US states where the butterfly remains carry the following conservation ratings:
Indiana & Ohio - Presumed extirpated (SX)
Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia - Imperiled (S2)
Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia - Vulnerable (S3)
See map below in image section.

Source of Data: NatureServe 12/2/2018

According to the Xerces Society, the Diana Fritillary is susceptible to habitat change.
Historically, it was more widespread and likely more abundant within its range.
Land clearance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries reduced the overall range and virtually eradicated
the Diana fritillary from the Ohio Valley, eastern Virginia, and eastern North Carolina.
Records for Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylania are almost all from the nineteenth century or earlier.

Diana Fritillary Male
Diana Fritillary Male		 Diana Fritillary Male
Diana Fritillary Male		 Diana Fritillary Male
Diana Fritillary Male 		Two Diana Male Fritillaries
Two Diana Male Fritillaries		 Diana Fritillary Male in Flight
Diana Fritillary Male in Flight		 Male Diana Fritillary and Great Spangled Fritillary
Male Diana Fritillary and Great Spangled Fritillary
Diana and Great Spangled Fritillary Males
Diana and Great Spangled Fritillary Males		 FritConservation.jpg
FritConservation.jpg

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