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Speyeria cybele
Paler in color than most other Great Spangled Fritillaries I have seen. Also, more significant brown, centralized markings beginning from thorax and expanding outward. Apparently this is a common variant in the mountainous west.
Sub-alpine woodland.
This particular spotting was very close to the North Fork Cut Bank Creek proximal to the park boundary fence remnants in a heavily overgrown area.
Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Sep 8, 2013
6 Comments
Thank you :)
nice photos :)
Thanks to Carol Snow Milne, Jaclyn Borthwick, and others for facilitating the ID :)
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/santry/... or
http://bugguide.net/node/view/581198
Thanks, Mona :) I was in the right place at the right time!
Beautiful..