Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1328440

Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia

Observation date: July 12, 1969
Date notes: Time has been set at 12:00pm (noon), as it was not recorded when the specimen was captured.
Submitted by: one72guy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: alchem30
Verified date: June 21, 2022
Coordinator notes: Considering that the location is in Moose Mountain area (elevated from surrounding area), that the specimen appears to be relatively small, and is shown to fly in this area in July according to The Butterflies of Canada, and matches the marking from that book extremely well, it is likely a Mormon Fritillary (subspecies eurynome). If the specimen is actually larger than it appears, it could be an Aphrodite Fritillary.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Saskatchewan