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Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - female
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Schimming

Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - Female
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
August 20, 2006
Not sure which one. Doesn't seem to quite match the great spangled. Butterflies of MT can be seen here.

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Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - female Fritillary - Speyeria cybele - female
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 7 October, 2006 - 8:26am
Last updated 7 October, 2006 - 4:03pm

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John, Thanks for the help!
… Lynette Schimming, 7 October, 2006 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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I think your Great Spangled Fritillary is correct. I think it's a female of Speyeria cybele leto subspecies.
… John Davis, 7 October, 2006 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

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