Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1335774

Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia

Observation date: July 25, 2022
Submitted by: Jon Kindschy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 19, 2022
Coordinator notes: I agree with your suggested ID. The photo is a bit deceiving because they look like the pair are bigger butterflies but the male has uniformly colored forewings (no distinct darker inner-basal area) and the female has very black wing margins and dark basal area on the wings...these lower altitude mormonia are very pretty. Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Gunnison County