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Meadow Fritillary Butterflies

Boloria bellona

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Field Notes

Description:

I don't want to seem dumb. But are they mating?

Habitat:

Meadow in the Poconos

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Carol Snow Milne
The full wing one was moving. The bottom one was not moving that I could see. I thought it was dead. I don't know what is going on in the photo. Unusual.
Ismael Chaves
Oh!,Now I dont think so. I did not see the other butterfly
Ismael Chaves
Maybe it was newly emerged, usually they cant move

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PublishedNovember 12, 2011

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