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  Sighting 1398988

Northwestern Fritillary
Speyeria hesperis

Observation date: June 25, 2024
Submitted by: Joshua C
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunning and siphoning up nutrients next to the road. Very nice individual.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: February 28, 2025
Coordinator notes: a terrific male with blue eyes. Know that experts dispute the genus (Speyeria v Argynnis) and the species (Hesperis v nausicaa) but not the subspecies (electa)
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County

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