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Great Spangled or Aphrodite Fritillary? - Speyeria cybele - male
Copyright © 2007 Corey Husic

Great Spangled or Aphrodite Fritillary? - Speyeria cybele - Male
Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 1, 2007
Can anyone tell me if this is a Great Spangled or Aphrodite Fritillary?
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Contributed by Corey Husic on 3 July, 2007 - 9:40am
Last updated 29 January, 2009 - 5:52pm

Moved
Moved from Greater Fritillaries.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 18 December, 2007 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 17 September, 2007 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

Great Spangled
Aphrodite has forewing veins are not lined with black according to Kaufman (this one has black viens). All the Aphrodites I've shot had a black spot at the base of the forewing (underneath the dark black D-shaped marks on the leading edge of the forewing). This one lacks the spot - a small dash (or two) beneath the innermost D-shaped mark. It would be visible even in this specimen with the dark color.

According to Glassberg, lacking the forewing basal mark makes it a Great Spangled. It fits with every photo I've taken in MN (where I had the underside photos to go with the upper). The underside photo gives it away for Great Spangleds.
… Mo Whalen, 10 July, 2007 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Speyeria cybele
Agreed, it is definitely S. cybele.
… David J. Ferguson, 18 December, 2007 - 2:18am login or register to post comments

Looks Like....
....an Aphrodite Fritillary, what with the black-bordered front wings.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 3 July, 2007 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
What do you mean by black-bordered front wings?
Can anyone answer this for me? I am very confused.
… Corey Husic, 3 July, 2007 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Think I understand
Reference is to the trailing edge of the front wing. Towards the outside is a lot of black, which is evident on the Aphrodite but not on Great Spangled

Look in the upper left hand corner here:
… Ron Hemberger, 3 July, 2007 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

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