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Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary


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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Yes, there are several similar subspecies, however, for getting down to subspecies you need a closer shot.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Looks very similar to Speyeria cybele the Great Spangled Fritillary. However, there are several subspecies that look similar. Maybe you can figure it out from this:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4221/bgpag...

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Not as sharp as to be able to see all the important details, but I think it may be Speyeria cybele.

JulieOwens
Spotted by
JulieOwens

Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 20, 2010
Submitted on Apr 30, 2012

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