Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1240855

Zerene Fritillary
Speyeria zerene

Observation date: June 30, 2019
Submitted by: glennfine
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Nectaring on Spreading dogbane on the east side of the Eddy Mountains at 3,650' in a dry, weedy area near mixed conifer woods between Dale Creek and the Upper Shasta river. Several species of violets grow in this area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: January 01, 2020
Coordinator notes: It should be nominate zerene in the Mt. Shasta. That is what I took in that area July 7-9, 1996-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Siskiyou County