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Speyeria cybele
2 1/8 to 3" in wingspan
meadow, temperate forest
I spotted this in Short Hills. I was seeing a few of these flying around during my hike but they weren't landing for long. Finally I spotted at least half a dozen of them feeding on a small patch of milkweed. They were always feeding upside down. This is my first spotting of them.
Spotted on Jun 16, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
6 Comments
cool!
Thanks Carol and Cheryl, it was my first time seeing them too.
Beautiful!
I saw these butterflies for the first time recently. They are really big and beautiful! Great series; so fantastic!!!
Thanks Noel. I was pretty pleased with this one too!
Wow! Great spotting!