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Meadow Fritillary Butterfly

Boloria bellona

Description:

Family: Nymphalidae. Subfamily: Heliconiinae. Wingspan: 1 1/2 - 2 inches. Yellow with black dots and swirls. Feeds on variety of plants such as dandelions.

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant flowers and weeds

Notes:

Saw about 10 of them in my meadow today. I was amazed that this one went onto my offered finger. What a great experience.

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1 Comment

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 10 years ago

WOW!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2013
Submitted on May 2, 2013

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