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House
Joint
Resolution
4
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
4
BY
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
designating
the
regal
fritillary
as
the
1
official
state
butterfly
of
the
state
of
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
the
regal
fritillary
(speyeria
idalia)
is
one
of
3
Iowa’s
largest
native
butterflies
with
a
wingspan
that
can
4
exceed
four
inches;
and
5
WHEREAS,
the
regal
fritillary
is
one
of
temperate
North
6
America’s
most
striking
butterflies
with
forewings
that
are
a
7
rich
reddish
orange
with
a
number
of
irregularly
shaped
black
8
spots
and
a
deep
orange-brown
border,
and
hind
wings
that
are
9
a
unique
velvety,
iridescent
blue-black
with
cream
and
orange
10
spots;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
regal
fritillary
has
statewide
distribution,
12
making
it
possible
for
Iowans
to
see
adults
flying
in
summer
13
and
early
fall
in
association
with
native
prairie
habitats
14
including
upland
and
wet
prairies;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
regal
fritillary
is
a
univoltine
species,
16
meaning
it
takes
one
year
for
a
single
brood
to
complete
the
17
four
stages
of
its
life
cycle;
and
18
WHEREAS,
in
the
fall,
the
female
regal
fritillary
may
lay
up
19
to
two
thousand
eggs
on
the
ground
near
the
growing
point
of
20
their
host
plant;
and
21
WHEREAS,
soon
after
being
laid,
the
eggs
hatch
and
the
first
22
instar
larvae
eat
only
their
eggshells
before
hibernating
and
23
surviving
the
winter
in
their
smallest
form;
and
24
WHEREAS,
in
spring
when
the
prairie
violets,
bird’s-foot
25
violets,
and
other
native
violets
begin
to
grow,
the
larvae
26
come
out
of
winter
diapause
or
dormancy
to
have
their
first
27
host
plant
meal;
and
28
WHEREAS,
while
most
butterfly
larvae
have
five
larval
29
instars,
or
growth
stages,
the
regal
fritillary
is
unique
in
30
that
it
completes
six
instars
before
it
makes
a
chrysalis;
and
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Introduced
WHEREAS,
the
adults
live
one
to
three
months
and
feed
on
32
nectar,
mostly
from
thistles,
blazing
stars,
coneflowers,
and
33
ironweeds;
and
34
WHEREAS,
although
the
historic
range
of
the
regal
fritillary
35
covered
the
midwest,
great
plains,
and
the
northeastern
United
36
States,
habitat
losses
east
of
the
Mississippi
river
have
37
shifted
its
presence,
placing
Iowa
in
the
core
of
its
current
38
range;
and
39
WHEREAS,
as
efforts
are
being
made
in
the
state
to
preserve
40
prairies
and
reestablish
grassland
habitats,
the
regal
41
fritillary
is
the
perfect
symbol
to
represent
the
prairie
42
heritage
of
Iowa,
and
the
disappearance
of
this
butterfly
from
43
the
state
would
be
a
tremendous
loss;
and
44
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
supports
efforts
to
designate
45
the
regal
fritillary
as
the
state
butterfly
and
raise
awareness
46
of
all
native
butterflies
and
insects
in
the
state;
NOW
47
THEREFORE,
48
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STATE
BUTTERFLY
DESIGNATED.
The
regal
1
fritillary
(speyeria
idalia)
is
designated
and
shall
be
2
officially
known
as
the
state
butterfly
of
Iowa.
3
Sec.
2.
APPROPRIATE
REPRESENTATIONS.
The
director
of
the
4
department
of
administrative
services
shall
obtain
appropriate
5
pictures
and
other
representations
of
the
regal
fritillary
6
and
shall
display
the
pictures
and
representations
in
an
7
appropriate
place
in
the
state
historical
museum.
8
Sec.
3.
OFFICIAL
REGISTER.
The
editor
of
the
Iowa
official
9
register
shall
include
an
appropriate
picture
and
commentary
10
of
the
regal
fritillary
in
the
Iowa
official
register,
along
11
with
the
pictures
of
the
state
rock,
state
flower,
state
bird,
12
and
state
tree.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
joint
resolution
designates
the
regal
fritillary
as
17
the
official
state
butterfly
of
Iowa.
The
director
of
the
18
department
of
administrative
services
is
required
to
obtain
19
pictures
and
other
appropriate
representations
of
the
regal
20
fritillary
and
display
the
pictures
and
information
in
the
21
state
historical
museum.
The
editor
of
the
Iowa
official
22
register
is
required
to
include
in
the
Iowa
official
register
23
a
picture
of
the
regal
fritillary
along
with
pictures
of
the
24
state
rock,
state
bird,
state
tree,
and
state
flower.
25
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