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Speyeria - Speyeria atlantis - male

Speyeria - Speyeria atlantis - Male
Glacier NP, Glacier County, Montana, USA
July 8, 2007

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Speyeria atlantis
Looks like the same specimen as the other I commented on?

 
Both were identified by Norbe
Both were identified by Norbert Kondla who is a regional expert.

 
Just another small push
Just to stick in one last little two cents worth of comment on the photos from Glacier. I think he got them wrong this time round (my opinion). Compare with other shots of S. hesperis and S. atlantis in BugGuide. Also, look at shots posted on the internet from other places further east, such as from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario, etc. where only S. atlantis occurs. I think there is still a lot of confusion going on up there in western Canada. I also notice that in 'Alberta Butterflies' - Bird, Hilchie, Kondla, Pike, & Sperling that the color illustration of "Speyeria electa beani" is really a specimen of S. atlantis hollandi. The one labeled as S. atlantis hollandi is correct. In 'Butterflies of British Columbia' - Guppy & Shepard the photos of both are correct.

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