Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Zerene Fritillary
Speyeria zerene

Observation date: August 27, 2013
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: several seen on roadside leading out to BLM/county campground. A rather large zerene, almost 4" wingspan.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 10, 2013
Coordinator notes: Assigning subspecies here is problematic since most if not all conchyliatus populations are being viewed as synonyms of nominate zerene since Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon (1998) revised the identity of what nominate zerene is. Check the Butterflies of America website to see how they are treating this complex of subspecies or Andrew Warren's 2006 Butterflies of Oregon book.
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Klamath County