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Boloria bellona
Family: Nymphalidae. Subfamily: Heliconiinae. (Brushfoot family) A common fritillary butterfly in meadow flying low. Wingspan: 3.5 - 5.1 cm. Color: Upperside is orange with heavy black markings. Underside of hindwing patterned with orange and purple/brown. Hosts: Violets. Adult food: Nectar from dandelions and Black-eyed Susans to name a few.
Wet places/marshes/wet meadows.
Found in lost file photo folder. This is my 50th "lost" photo I have found recently in an forgotten external hard drive. More presents for me!!!
Spotted on Jun 14, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013
2 Comments
Nice...
Beautifully captured!