Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1088717

Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe

Observation date: July 09, 2016
Submitted by: dharlette
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 27, 2017
Coordinator notes: I am assuming this is from Walnut Creek. I used to live there when I was in about 2nd grade. But since I didn't collect butterflies then I don't know what all is there, but there is a scientific paper on the Butterflies of Contra Costa County by Robert Langston, Paul Opler and others in the Journal of Research of the Lepidoptera-Ken Davenport, currently living in Bakersfield. This specimen has a dirty appearance; Coronis has a cleaner appearance, tends to be larger and with a rather different wing shape.