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Great Spangled Fritillary

Photo by MatthewMason
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Field Notes

Notes:

Butterfly on top of a purple cone flower.

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Great Spangled Fritillary

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ashish
Yes.. its Great spangled..
ceherzog
Looks like Great Spangled Fritillary on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Spangled_Fritillary

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Great Pollinator Project of NYC
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PublishedJune 20, 2011

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