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Aphrodite or Atlantis Fritillary ?? - Speyeria aphrodite - male
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Aphrodite or Atlantis Fritillary ?? - Speyeria aphrodite - Male
Near Belair, Manitoba, Canada
July 27, 2008
Would appreciate either a correction or confirmation that the specimen is an Atlantis or an Aphrodite Fritillary. Thanks.

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Atlantis or Aphrodite ?? - Speyeria aphrodite - male Aphrodite or Atlantis Fritillary ?? - Speyeria aphrodite - male
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Contributed by DeeDee on 12 August, 2008 - 4:40pm
Last updated 25 August, 2009 - 1:09pm

Just learning myself
From comparing this image with both the Atlantis and Aphrodite, I think this matches more the Atlantis

http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/captions/AtlantisFritillarycap_e.php

might be the middle one, the (Speyeria atlantis hollandi)

but here is some examples of the Aphrodite
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/captions/AphroditeFritillarycap_e.php
… Geoff Ball, 12 August, 2008 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Aphrodite, I think
I'm not an expert, but there is a black spot on the forewing that your specimen has (and aphrodite does) and atlantis does not. What you say about eye color seems to agree. (I've linked your two images, assuming they are photos of the same specimen.)
… Charley Eiseman, 12 August, 2008 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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