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Euphydryas phaeton? - Euphydryas phaeton
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Euphydryas phaeton? - Euphydryas phaeton
west of Desbarats, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
May 31, 2015
Size: 1 - 1.5 inch length
tentatively identified as Euphydryas phaeton but out of typical range. Large number of catepillars throughout damp graminoid meadow (old field); they appeared to be on developing Solidago spp.
Contributed by routledge23 on 1 June, 2015 - 7:58pm
Last updated 4 December, 2015 - 9:11pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 4 December, 2015 - 9:11pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 June, 2015 - 10:28am

Sure looks like it. It's rare
Sure looks like it. It's rare in Algoma but has been recorded in that region before.
… Xi Wang, 1 June, 2015 - 8:34pm

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