aberrant speyeria photos

[Grkovich, Alex]

Mark,

Quite apparently, it looks like a male cybele hybrid with Diana Fritillary...Never heard of such a thing...but  diana IS close to the cybele group ...Note that in the southwest, nokomis females are blue... 

Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [SMTP:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Fairbrother
> Sent:	Monday, July 18, 2005 11:58 AM
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> Subject:	aberrant speyeria photos
> 
> All,
> 
> With the moderator's okay I have attached two photos I took on July 16,
> 2005 in Whately, MA,  Franklin Co., of what I guess is a Great Spangled
> Fritillary, Speyeria cybele.
> I'd be happy for any comments as to what is going on with that critter,
> hybrid of some sort or did the parents just have too much caffine the day
> before...
> 
> Mark Fairbrother
> Montague, MA  01351 << File: fritleftwing-small.jpg >>  << File: fritdorsal-small.jpg >> 
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