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Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
38.2399, -81.9875
Field Notes
Description:
Large. Upper side of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; female tawny, darker than male. Underside of hindwing with wide pale submarginal band and large silver spots.
Habitat:
Open fields, meadows, pastures, dry shale barrens and wet meadows.Flower gardens.
Notes:
This is the most common of the larger fritillaries seen in the mountains. Usually at lower elevations.Similar Species:
Aphrodite Fritillary (mountains)
Atlantis Fritillary (in the Virginias)
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