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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: tellin on August 07, 2010, 11:36:21 AM

Title: butterfly id
Post by: tellin on August 07, 2010, 11:36:21 AM

Does anyone know what kind of fritillary this is? From Hearst, Ontario area. http://www.flickr.com/photos/41622365@N02/4869115026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41622365@N02/4869115026)

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Post by: zx003 on August 07, 2010, 12:41:29 PM

I'm no butterfly expert, but it looks like a Great Spangled Fritillary(?)

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Post by: raypye on August 08, 2010, 01:21:28 PM

It is hard to tell if the Fritillarys are large or small.
As both have a white edge to the wing, I would say that they are Silver-bordered Fritillary.
Rayfield Pye

Title: fritillary
Post by: tellin on August 08, 2010, 10:35:06 PM

They were smaller than the great spangled. I also thought they might be silver-bordered fritillaries.

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Post by: Tommy on August 08, 2010, 10:42:53 PM

Nice catch.

I think you have a pair of Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis).
Please note that the wing shape, marking and coloration match well with that of the Atlantis.
(the coloration and hindwing marking doesn't match Silver-bordered Fritillary)

Title: fritillary
Post by: tellin on August 09, 2010, 03:55:11 PM

Thank you, the hind wing does seem to more closely resemble the Atlantis.