Fritillary Butterflies

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 — 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 — Fritillary butterfly – ventral

The second one has slightly different markings:

Fritillary Butterfly 2 - dorsal — Fritillary Butterfly 2 – dorsal

And from the bottom:

Fritillary Butterfly 2 - ventral — 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.

Comments

2 responses to “Fritillary Butterflies”

2011-10-22

KatiesCameraBlog

Beautiful photos of these butterflies. Thanks for sharing. :)
1. 2011-10-22
  
  Ed
  
  Those butterflies were surprisingly cooperative and very helpful about having their pictures taken!
  
  Thanks for the good words…