The Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe comstocki) is a silverspot butterfly ranging from Northern California to Baja Mexico. Populations are near extirpation in Santa Monica mountains and it is now rare in the San Gabriels. The larvae feed on Johnny jumpup (Viola pedunculata] and it is a very close relative of the endangered Callippe silverspot butterfly

Callippe silverspot butterfly

The Callippe Silverspot Butterfly is a federal endangered species in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. This is a subspecies. It is a member of the Heliconiinae, the subfamily known as longwings. The adult has a wingspan of just over two inches...

(Speyeria callippe callippe). Intermediate populations between these subspecies are fairly widespread.