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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) » Great Basin Fritillary - Hodges#4458 (Speyeria egleis)
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Dull orange with dull black - Speyeria egleis - male
Copyright © 2012 John F. Carr

Dull orange with dull black - Speyeria egleis - Male
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Tehama County, California, USA
August 30, 2012
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 30 September, 2012 - 11:45am
Last updated 6 October, 2012 - 10:04pm

I'm pretty sure this is Speyeria egleis mattooni
This subspecies was described in 1998, and is barely distinguishable from S. egleis oweni from the Mt. Shasta area (and which was named in 1892).

Without seeing the underside, there is always a chance that this is incorrect, but it seems by far the best fit. There are images on the Butterflies of America web site here and here.

Moved from Greater Fritillaries.
… David J. Ferguson, 6 October, 2012 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

a male Fritillary, genus Speyeria
Telling the species apart without seeing both sides is difficult, and tentative. I will come back to it and make an "educated guess", but without seeing the underside too (do you have a photo?), it will probably not be certain (unless there is something distinct about it that I'm not seeing yet).

Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 5 October, 2012 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Top only
I have three shots of the top of this one. That's all.
… John F. Carr, 5 October, 2012 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

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