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Nokomis Fritillary butterfly - Speyeria nokomis - female
Copyright © 2011 Carla Kishinami

Nokomis Fritillary butterfly - Speyeria nokomis - Female
Kohl's Ranch, Gila County, Arizona, USA
September 22, 2011
Taken 2 days earlier but possibly the same individual?? Is this a Nokomis Fritillary?? female?

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Nokomis Fritillary butterfly - Speyeria nokomis - female Nokomis Fritillary butterfly - Speyeria nokomis - female
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Contributed by Carla Kishinami on 25 September, 2011 - 8:26pm
Last updated 2 May, 2013 - 8:22pm

Your identification is correct
It may well be the same inidividual, as the notches in the edge pf the wings are the same (an unlikely coincidence); however, the second shot shows additional notches. The males are highly mobile, but the females do tend to remain in the same area (usually in the meadows where their larval host Violets grow).
… David J. Ferguson, 2 May, 2013 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Nokomis Fritillary
Thank you so much for the ID verification.
… Carla Kishinami, 6 May, 2013 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bill Reynolds, 26 September, 2011 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

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