Archive for October 22nd, 2011
Fritillary Butterflies
Posted by Ed in Photography & Images on 22-October-2011
A pair of fritillary butterflies have been enjoying the butterfly bush at the living room window. The first one has a slightly tattered wing:
Fritillary butterfly - dorsal
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:
Fritillary butterfly - ventral
The second one has slightly different markings:
Fritillary Butterfly 2 - dorsal
And from the bottom:
Fritillary Butterfly 2 - ventral
We think they’re Great Spangled Fritillaries. Silver Bordered should have a black dot in the middle of the under rear wing.
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