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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Fritillaries (Argynnini) » Greater Fritillaries (Speyeria) » Great Spangled Fritillary - Hodges#4450 (Speyeria cybele) » Speyeria cybele cybele
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Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - female
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - Female
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
September 4, 2009
Speyeria cybele?

I see we have subspecies. How are they distinguished?
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 7 September, 2009 - 2:41pm
Last updated 27 May, 2010 - 12:22pm

Moved
Moved from Great Spangled Fritillary.
… David J. Ferguson, 27 May, 2010 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 8 September, 2009 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

yes - Speyeria cybele
A for subspecies, mostly it's a matter of coloring, size, and where they are found. Have a look at the Butterflies of America web site, where there are quite a few photos (but regrettably no individual maps for each subspecies).

As far as I know, in New Hampshire, they should be regular ol' ssp. cybele, but you're getting not so far away from Nova Scotia up there.
… David J. Ferguson, 8 September, 2009 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

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