fritillary
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- noun
- /ˈfrɪtəˌlɛri/
- Specialized
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mariposa fritilaria
- However, transect #9 was burned and grazed hard in 2011 but still had fairly high numbers of regal fritillaries the next year.
- fritillary butterfly
- great fritillary
Examples
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And the great spangled fritillary.
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We've been conducting field surveys of regal fritillary butterflies for the last three years.
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Queen and Gulf Fritillary Butterflies in the Morning
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In addition, in 2012 we saw almost no regal fritillary butterflies after about July 10.
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In the above table, you can see the peak number of regal fritillaries along each of the three transects during 2011 and 2012.
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Regal Fritillary Butterflies in Burned and Grazed Prairie
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This creates a shifting mosaic of habitat structure, and regal fritillaries respond just as you would predict.
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Prescribed fire has been a common management activity for at least 25 years on land owned by Platte River conservation organizations, and regal fritillaries remain one of the most abundant butterfly species here.
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A regal fritillary feeds on a thistle—the Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska.
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The regal fritillary butterfly is known for its striking orange and black patterned wings.
Synonyms
A butterfly with bright wings and very small front legs often not used for walking
Compounds
A small plant with dark purple bell-shaped flowers with green spots in the southwestern United States
A small plant from northwestern North America with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
A plant from western United States with narrow bell-shaped red and yellow flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fritillary for the butterfly also comes from the Latin fritillus meaning 'dice-box', because these butterflies often show a checkered pattern of spots on their wings. That's why the same name fits a brown, spotted butterfly.