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Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite - male

Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite - Male
southwest of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 10, 2005

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Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite - male Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria aphrodite - male

Thanks David
Looks like I didn't do as good as I thought on these western frits.

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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