IA HJR4

Designates the regal fritillary (speyeria idalia) as the official state butterfly of Iowa

Requires the Director of the Department of Administrative Services to obtain pictures and representations of the regal fritillary and display them in the state historical museum

Requires the editor of the Iowa Official Register to include a picture and commentary of the regal fritillary alongside other state symbols (state rock, flower, bird, and tree)

The regal fritillary is one of Iowa's largest native butterflies with a wingspan exceeding four inches, found statewide in prairie habitats including upland and wet prairies

Iowa is now in the core of the butterfly's current range due to habitat losses east of the Mississippi River, making the species a symbol of the state's prairie heritage