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Fritillary I.D.?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:20 pm
by nick patel
I hope i'm right here.

Is Small pearl bordered the one on the left and Pearl bordered the one on the right.

Thanks a lot.

Nick P.
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Re: Fritillary I.D.?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:00 pm
by Padfield
I would say they are both small pearl-bordered fritillaries. Apart from jizz, the relative spacing of the spots in space 2, with the post-discal spot much closer to the margin than to the nearest spot inside it, is a strong indicator.

Guy