Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 698085

Hydaspe Fritillary
Speyeria hydaspe

Observation date: July 21, 2011
Submitted by: Josiah Gilbert
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying around a lawn near a gas station afternoon. Suggested identification (Speyeria hesperis) is a guess.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: February 16, 2012
Coordinator notes: Looks like Hydaspe Fritillary to me. Those occur much closer to Paso Robles (150 miles away) in the Shirley Meadows area, Greenhorn Mts. east of Bakersfield.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Shasta County