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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)
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Butterfly - Speyeria
Copyright © 2016 Rose Smith

Butterfly - Speyeria
Greer, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
July 6, 2016
Orange with black & white geometric shapes
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Contributed by Rose Smith on 9 July, 2016 - 7:58pm
Last updated 30 July, 2016 - 1:01am

It's hard to tell S. hesperis from S. aphrodite down there
I'm not even sure the butterflies can tell (many seem to me to be intermediate). However, I'm inclined to say this one is probably S. aphrodite - can't really explain why, perhaps it's the shape of the wings. You didn't happen to get a shot of the upper side did you?

Ironically, for most Fritillaries, it's the under side that is more help, but if this is a male, the androconal scaling on the upper front wing will make it easier to tell. They are black streaks along the veins that are strongly developed in S. hesperis, and hardly visible in S. aphrodite.
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… Kyhl Austin, 17 July, 2016 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

Speyeria
might be this one

… John S. Ascher, 9 July, 2016 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
John, as always thanks a lot
John, as always thanks a lot for your kindness
… Rose Smith , 9 July, 2016 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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