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Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

one of the most common and conspicuous butterflies over meadows and roadsides in parts of the east

Habitat:

meadow in temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this in one of my favorite spotting meadows in Short Hills provincial park.

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Great Spangled Fritillary

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PublishedNovember 15, 2013

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