Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1137348

Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea

Observation date: August 03, 2017
Submitted by: Jerry Van Den Berg
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: December 26, 2017
Coordinator notes: This is the Arctic (Small) Fritillary, much smaller than the Northwestern Fritillary (S. hesperis) but can be easily identified from the upper side when you are familiar with it. Sorry it has taken so long to identify your submission. If you have any others I will finish them this week. Mike
Checklist region(s): Mesa County, United States, Colorado