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Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

Description:

Large orange-tan butterfly with distinctive black markings on forewings

Habitat:

Open, moist places including fields, valleys, pastures, right-of-ways, meadows, open woodland, prairies, and gardens.

Notes:

Seen feeding on Purple Coneflower, Holden Wildflower Garden (South end), The Holden Arboretum. Lake County, Kirtland Twp., Kirtland, OH

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2 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

wonderful series!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Wow great begining,congrats Brian

Brian Parsons
Spotted by
Brian Parsons

Kirtland, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

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