Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 592941

Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia

Observation date: July 28, 2011
Submitted by: cpcdolan
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: August 18, 2011
Coordinator notes: Female. This is our smallest Fritillary. The submitter suggested S. edwardsii which is much larger and is found at lower elevations at the flanks of the higher mountains. S. mormonia is at home in most of the mountains above 8000 and ranges to well above timberline on the alpine tundra.
Checklist region(s): Mineral County, Colorado, United States