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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Fritillaries (Argynnini) » Greater Fritillaries (Speyeria) » Aphrodite Fritillary - Hodges#4451 (Speyeria aphrodite)
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Which Fritillary? - Speyeria aphrodite - female
Copyright © 2011 Jay Greenberg

Which Fritillary? - Speyeria aphrodite - Female
Watkins Glen State Park, Schuyler County, New York, USA
August 17, 2011

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Which Fritillary? - Speyeria aphrodite - female Which Fritillary? - Speyeria aphrodite - female Which Fritillary? - Speyeria aphrodite - female
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Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 24 August, 2011 - 1:02pm
Last updated 30 August, 2011 - 9:05am

Moved
Moved from Greater Fritillaries.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 August, 2011 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

I vote for Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)


The Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) has blacker wing margins above (look especially at the hindwing):

and the Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) has a wide cream submarginal band below:
… Kelly Fiegle, 25 August, 2011 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

 
Re: I vote for Aphrodite Fritillary
I suspected Aphrodite, but this would be a new species for me and also, a first from New York State at BugGuide.net. I'd like to wait and see if there are more comments before moving it to the species page.
… Jay Greenberg, 25 August, 2011 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

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