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Dull or worn Great Spangled Fritillary? - Speyeria cybele

Dull or worn Great Spangled Fritillary? - Speyeria cybele
Wolf Grove, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
August 30, 2020
A dull or worn Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) or perhaps some western subspecies or a hybrid? What confuses me is the relatively narrow submarginal band (e.g., compare to https://bugguide.net/node/view/1887246) and the dark outer margins on the forewing.

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Dull or worn Great Spangled Fritillary? - Speyeria cybele Dull or worn Great Spangled Fritillary? - Speyeria cybele

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Michael: There is much variability in this species (perhaps 10 subspecies). I will keep searching and hope to return and update this at a later date.

I refer you to the links below about the sub-species of Great Spangled:

Butterflies of America

Canadian Biodiversity Information

Great Spangled Browse Page on BugGuide

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