# 10187

Great Spangled Fritillary
(Speyeria cybele)

Family: Nymphalidae
Sub Family: Heliconiinae

This butterfly is nectaring on Butterfly Bush (Buddilea)To see a meadow full of these in the mountains is something.

Hosts: Violets (Viola)

Photo taken on 9/08/99 in my garden in Orange County, NC

Great Spangled Fritillary 01| Little Metalmark 01

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