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Diana (Speyeria diana)
Photo#73214
Copyright © 2006
Kathleen
Speyeria diana
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south Fulton County, Georgia, USA
August 26, 2006
early afternoon, nectaring on butterfly bush
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Kathleen
on 27 August, 2006 - 8:39am
Nice addition!
We've been needing one of these blue females.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 27 August, 2006 - 9:40am
and I am So Happy to oblige!
and I am So Happy to oblige! She is out again today (Aug 27) nectaring.
Several years ago, with a friend, we were observing a female Diana walking about amongst my violets, egg-laying, when above us, nearby, floated on over a Great Spangled Fritillary. I said "come on down" :-) which she did, joining the Diana to lay her own eggs about.
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Kathleen
, 27 August, 2006 - 11:03am