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  • 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.