Northwestern fritillary
Speyeria hesperis

Type of Insect: butterfly
Size: medium
Overall Color: orange and black
Larval Foods: violets
Adult Foods:
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: common
Description: orange butterfly with black markings, often found on yellow composites and mints

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 04 Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
SubFamily: 01 Heliconiinae (fritillaries and longwings)
Genus: Speyeria
Species: hesperis