These are photos of a female Harris` Checkerspot in West Virginia. I figured she was nearly expired till I looked closer and found the yellow eggs under her. The yellow eggs will turn red once they age a little.

Harris` Checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii liggetti
female laying eggs
Randolph County WV
Spruce Knob Lake on July 4, 2001

 

Harris` Checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii liggetti
female laying eggs
Randolph County WV
Spruce Knob Lake on July 4, 2001

 

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