A pair of fritillary butterflies have been enjoying the butterfly bush at the living room window. The first one has a slightly tattered wing:
The camera can’t do justice to the silver patches on the bottom of the rear wing. They’re not reflective like a sheet of silver, but they shine like metal in the light:
The second one has slightly different markings:
And from the bottom:
We think they’re Great Spangled Fritillaries. Silver Bordered should have a black dot in the middle of the under rear wing.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 