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I could be wrong on the Aphrodite part, but ...
Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie State Natural Area
The Aphrodite Fritillary is a fritillary ...
spotted at the Butterfly walk. The first three pics are of a butterfly with ...
Orange and black butterfly, with white dots on the underwing. Continuously ...
Reddish brown underneath - very similar to the Atlantis Fritillary, but with ...
Aphrodite fritillaries and Great Spangled ...
Drought tolerant perennial, native to the midwestern and southeastern United ...
My sister pointed out this gorgeous butterfly to me while we were on a nature ...
This orange coloured fritillary has rows of dark dots or chevrons at the wing ...
Upperside reddish orange-brown; male forewing with black spot below cell and ...
2-2 7/8" (51-73 mm) Above, orange with many black dashes and spots, black dot ...
Forewing upperside margins are not solid black as in many of the fritillaries; ...
is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is distinguished from the
orange wings with black spots on top, brownish with white spots underside, ...
Wing span about 2 inches, orange-brown, with black outer margins, hindwing ...
. Aphrodite differs from great spangled in ...
range tend to be brighter orange. Similar species include the
Appearance differs geographically. A red/orange brown with black spots and a ...
Large. Upper side of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; ...
(and quite rare) Aphrodite Fritillary, ...