Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1334488

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Observation date: July 22, 2022
Submitted by: kallikat11
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Took photo with phone. Across the road from a patch of milkweed where I was watching a monarch butterfly.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: July 23, 2022
Coordinator notes: Nearly impossible to tell with 100% certainty with this angle alone, however dark central wing coloration and lack of basal spot on FW favors S. cybele. S. aphrodite would usually be much brighter/lighter in coloration and have the basal spot present. -jmgesell
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, St. Lawrence County