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Boloria epithore - male
Copyright © 2010 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Boloria epithore - Male
Sequioa National Forest, Tulare County, California, USA
July 19, 2010
Size: 1.5"?
I think this is a Mormon Fritillary, any thoughts

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 24 July, 2010 - 1:51pm
Last updated 26 July, 2010 - 1:07pm

Hi Will
Looks like it was nectaring on the dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium. That's a milkweed relative, and when in flower, a nectariferous bug magnet!!
… Aaron Schusteff, 16 June, 2015 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 24 July, 2010 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

Western Meadow (= Pacific) Fritillary
Boloria (or Clossiana) epithore.

The "Greater Fritillaries" - genus Speyeria are larger and all have rounded pale spots (usually silvered, sometimes pearly white or yellowish) on the under hind wing. They are very closely related.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 July, 2010 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow David, that must be a rec
Wow David, that must be a record! Thanks for the quick ID!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 24 July, 2010 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

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