Euphydryas phaeton
Scientific NameEuphydryas phaeton
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Wingspan (mm)38
HabitatWetlands, bogs, fens, moist meadows, and open, damp woodlands, typically where its host plant, White Turtlehead, is abundant.
Geographic RangeEastern North America, from southern Canada (Ontario, Quebec) south through the eastern United States to Georgia, and west to parts of the Great Plains.
Host PlantsChelone glabra (White Turtlehead), Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain), Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root), Lonicera spp. (Honeysuckle)
Flight Periodspring
Conservation StatusGlobally Secure (G5), but local populations can be vulnerable or imperiled due to habitat loss and degradation of wetlands.
