Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1366373

Northwestern Fritillary
Speyeria hesperis

Observation date: July 26, 2023
Submitted by: cklindsey
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The upperside looks too dark for zerene and the HW disk doesn't look unevenly colored. I think the HW ground color is too dark for great basin.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 09, 2023
Coordinator notes: This appears to be in the Irene Fritillary group-now considered a different species than hesperis. Bamona has not yet updated the name-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Wallowa County