Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1164350

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Observation date: June 10, 2018
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, humid, about 85 degrees, breezy. The butterfly was feeding on a small stand of dogbane, going from flower to flower. Nearby were oak, maple, beech, elm, locust, sycamore, redbud, sassafras, dogwood, grapevines, poison ivy, mixed roadside grasses.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: June 22, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Putnam County, United States, West Virginia