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  Sighting 974505

Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe

Observation date: May 24, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: on clover 1630 hrs, in large meadow approx. 3000 ft chapperal sage oak pine trees . clear but on the edge of marine layer. there were a lot of these
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 26, 2014
Coordinator notes: These should be subspecies comstocki and the elevation seems too low to be a Coronis Fritillary.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Riverside County

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