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Aphrodite Fritillary - Hodges#4451 (Speyeria aphrodite)
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Copyright © 2005
tom murray
Aphrodite Fritillary -
Speyeria aphrodite
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southwest of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 10, 2005
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 21 July, 2005 - 9:18pm
Last updated 25 August, 2009 - 1:20pm
Thanks David
Looks like I didn't do as good as I thought on these western frits.
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tom murray
, 12 November, 2007 - 10:10pm
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Speyeria aphrodite
Hi, Looks like you've got S. aphrodite there. The two species are very similar looking, but S. aphrodite is larger and males (which this one is) lack the obvious dark scaling along the Cu veins. Also, the eyes of S. aphrodite generally show obvious brownish pigment, especially near the top. Never have seen one with "yellowish green" eyes, but it's in the eye of the beholder I suppose.
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David J. Ferguson
, 12 November, 2007 - 9:50pm
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