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Speyeria mormonia

Common names: Mormon fritillary, Mormon Fritillary, Mormon Fritillary butterfly, butterfly

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Nymphalidae

Roles: study subject, reference sequence source, pollinator

ITIS TSN: 778003

Synonyms: S. mormonia, Argynnis mormonia

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 51 | Mentions: 81

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 74 entities)

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Publications (56)

article

Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging

2025Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: study subject

article

Genetic basis of an adaptive polymorphism controlling butterfly silver iridescence

2025Current BiologyRole: study subject

student_paper

The effect of changing floral density on pollinator networks in a subalpine meadow environment

2025Role: text_match

chapter

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

2024Effects of Climate Change on Insects: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Ecological ResponsesRole: text_match

chapter

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

2024Effects of Climate Change on Insects: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Ecological ResponsesRole: study subject

article

Antibody development to identify components of IIS and mTOR signaling pathways in lepidopteran species, a set of non-model insects

2023microPublication BiologyRole: reference sequence source

article

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

2023Proceedings of the Royal Society BRole: study subject

Co-occurring Species

article

The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies

2023Ecological EntomologyRole: study subject

article

Two sides of the same wing: ventral scales enhance dorsal wing color in the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

2023Journal of Experimental BiologyRole: study subject

article

Carry-over effects of larval food stress on adult energetics and life history in a nectar-feeding butterfly

2022Ecological EntomologyRole: study subject

article

Climate change and phenology

2022WIREs Climate ChangeRole: study subject

student_paper

Does an achromatic border alter color discrimination of male Speyeria mormonia butterflies during mate searching?

2022Role: study subject

student_paper

Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers

2020Role: study subject

student_paper

Color preference of Speyeria mormonia

2020Role: study subject

article

Robert Michael Pyle: Close Encounters with Butterflies and Bigfoot

2020American EntomologistRole: text_match

article

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

2020OikosRole: text_match

article

No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host

2019Molecular EcologyRole: study subject

thesis

Changes of dispersal ability in an isolated population

2018Role: text_match

article

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

other

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

article

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

article

Effects of larval dietary restriction on body morphology, with implications for flight and life history

2016Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataRole: text_match

thesis

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

2016Role: text_match

thesis

The Visual Ecology of Speyeria mormonia

2016Role: study subject

thesis

The Visual Ecology of Speyeria mormonia

2016Role: text_match

article

Effects of increased flight on the energetics and life history of the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

2015PLoS OneRole: study subject

article

Aging, Life Span, and Energetics under Adult Dietary Restriction in Lepidoptera

2014Physiological and Biochemical ZoologyRole: text_match

article

Insights from Stable Isotopic Tracers on Reproductive Allocation under Stress

2014Integrative and Comparative BiologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of wing wear on the flight metabolic rate of the mormon fritillary butterfly (Speyeria mormonia)

2013Role: study subject

article

A single climate driver has direct and indirect effects on insect population dynamics

2012Ecology LettersRole: study subject

article

Butterflies show flower colour preferences but not constancy in foraging at four plant species

2011Ecological EntomologyRole: study subject

student_paper

The effects of elevation and climate on butterfly (Lepidoptera) abundance and activity

2011Role: study subject

article

Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

2009Functional EcologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Butterfly foraging behavior: can butterflies detect nectar in flowering plants?

2008Role: study subject

article

Effects of climate change on phenology, frost damage, and floral abundance of montane wildflowers

2008EcologyRole: pollinator

student_paper

Flower preference and constancy in four butterfly species

2007Role: study subject

article

Larval food limitation in butterflies: effects on adult resource allocation and fitness

2005OecologiaRole: study subject

article

Larval food limitation in butterflies: effects on adult resource allocation and fitness

2005OecologiaRole: text_match

chapter

Butterflies: ecology and evolution taking flight

2003Role: text_match

article

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

2001American NaturalistRole: study subject

student_paper

The effects of variable nutrient environments on protein concentrations in male accessory glands in Speyeria mormonia

1999Role: text_match

article

Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions

1997Global Ecology and Biogeography LettersRole: study subject

article

Dynamics of reproductive allocation from juvenile and adult feeding: radiotracer studies

1997EcologyRole: text_match

article

Reproductive allocation from reserves and income in butterfly species with differing adult diets

1997EcologyRole: text_match

article

Migration of rufous hummingbirds

1993WildbirdRole: study subject

article

Migration of rufous hummingbirds

1993WildbirdRole: text_match

article

The effect of adult food limitation on life history traits in Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

1993EcologyRole: text_match

article

The effect of adult food limitation on life history traits in Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

1993EcologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Can Speyeria mormonia detect nectar in a floret? A study in butterfly foraging behavior

1992Role: text_match

article

Resource allocation: exploring connections between foraging and life history strategies

1992Functional EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effects of puddle nutrients on the life history of the Speyeria mormonia

1991Role: text_match

article

Rates of nectar feeding in butterflies: effects of sex, size, age, and sugar concentration

1988Functional EcologyRole: text_match

article

Demography of the unsilvered morph of Speyeria mormonia (Nymphalidae) in Colorado

1987Journal of the Lepidopterist SocietyRole: text_match

student_paper

Protandry and habitat quality in Speyeria mormonia

1987Role: text_match

article

Within population variation in the demography of Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

1987Holarctic EcologyRole: text_match

article

Reproductive strategies of female butterflies: variation in and constraints on fecundity

1986Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

Speyeria mormonia

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 74 entities)

Publications (56)

Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging

Genetic basis of an adaptive polymorphism controlling butterfly silver iridescence

The effect of changing floral density on pollinator networks in a subalpine meadow environment

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

Antibody development to identify components of IIS and mTOR signaling pathways in lepidopteran species, a set of non-model insects

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

Co-occurring Species

Speyeria

Lepidoptera

Caterpillars

Erigeron speciosus

Bombus

Grasshoppers

Beetles

Asteraceae

Pieridae

Helianthella quinquenervis

The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies

Two sides of the same wing: ventral scales enhance dorsal wing color in the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

Carry-over effects of larval food stress on adult energetics and life history in a nectar-feeding butterfly

Climate change and phenology

Does an achromatic border alter color discrimination of male <i> Speyeria mormonia </i> butterflies during mate searching?

Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers

Color preference of Speyeria mormonia

Robert Michael Pyle: Close Encounters with Butterflies and Bigfoot

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host

Changes of dispersal ability in an isolated population

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

Effects of larval dietary restriction on body morphology, with implications for flight and life history

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

The Visual Ecology of <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

The Visual Ecology of <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Effects of increased flight on the energetics and life history of the butterfly <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Aging, Life Span, and Energetics under Adult Dietary Restriction in Lepidoptera

Insights from Stable Isotopic Tracers on Reproductive Allocation under Stress

The effect of wing wear on the flight metabolic rate of the mormon fritillary butterfly (<i>Speyeria mormonia</i>)

A single climate driver has direct and indirect effects on insect population dynamics

Butterflies show flower colour preferences but not constancy in foraging at four plant species

The effects of elevation and climate on butterfly (<i>Lepidoptera</i>) abundance and activity

Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

Butterfly foraging behavior: can butterflies detect nectar in flowering plants?

Effects of climate change on phenology, frost damage, and floral abundance of montane wildflowers

Flower preference and constancy in four butterfly species

Larval food limitation in butterflies: effects on adult resource allocation and fitness

Larval food limitation in butterflies: effects on adult resource allocation and fitness

Butterflies: ecology and evolution taking flight

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

The effects of variable nutrient environments on protein concentrations in male accessory glands in <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions

Dynamics of reproductive allocation from juvenile and adult feeding: radiotracer studies

Reproductive allocation from reserves and income in butterfly species with differing adult diets

Migration of rufous hummingbirds

Migration of rufous hummingbirds

The effect of adult food limitation on life history traits in Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

The effect of adult food limitation on life history traits in Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Can <i>Speyeria mormonia</i> detect nectar in a floret? A study in butterfly foraging behavior

Resource allocation: exploring connections between foraging and life history strategies

The effects of puddle nutrients on the life history of the <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Rates of nectar feeding in butterflies: effects of sex, size, age, and sugar concentration

Demography of the unsilvered morph of <i>Speyeria mormonia</i> (Nymphalidae) in Colorado

Protandry and habitat quality in <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Within population variation in the demography of Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Reproductive strategies of female butterflies: variation in and constraints on fecundity