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Speyeria diana - female
Copyright © 2006 Kathleen

Speyeria diana - Female
south Fulton County, Georgia, USA
August 26, 2006
early afternoon, nectaring on butterfly bush

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Speyeria diana - female Speyeria diana - female
Contributed by Kathleen on 27 August, 2006 - 8:39am

Nice addition!
We've been needing one of these blue females.
… 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.
… Kathleen, 27 August, 2006 - 11:03am

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