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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) » Lesser Fritillaries (Boloria) » Silver-bordered Fritillary - Hodges#4464 (Boloria selene)
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Small orange/brown/white butterfly - Boloria selene
Copyright © 2018 Tina

Small orange/brown/white butterfly - Boloria selene
Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
August 5, 2018
Size: Approx. 1" wingspan
Very small, appears to have small black "eye" on ventral wing also visible in other photos.

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Small orange/brown/white butterfly - Boloria selene Small orange/brown/white butterfly - Boloria selene
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Contributed by Tina on 5 August, 2018 - 8:28pm
Last updated 10 August, 2018 - 3:02pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… Ken Allison, 10 August, 2018 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

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… Kyhl Austin, 10 August, 2018 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

Silver-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene.
… Ken Allison, 6 August, 2018 - 6:13am login or register to post comments

 
Orange/brown/white butterfly
Thank you! This is another new one for me.
Tina
… Tina , 6 August, 2018 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert.
Speyeria aphrodite?
… Rob Bailey, 6 August, 2018 - 4:40am login or register to post comments

 
Orange/brown/white butterfly
Thanks for your help, but I think it's probably the silver-bordered fritillary. My other photos of the aphrodite don't have the black eye on the ventral wings.
Tina
… Tina , 6 August, 2018 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem; it was a college
No problem; it was a college guess. There are so many similar ones, and I'm just a beginner. Thanks for being gracious!
… Rob Bailey, 7 August, 2018 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

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