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August 2, 2013

Great Spangled Fritillary 2

By Doug Couvillion

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photograph of a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly feeding on nectarI was hiking through a woodland meadow, wondering how many ticks I was feeding as I waded through chest high vegetation, when I spotted several butterflies sipping nectar from a patch of wildflowers.  This Great Spangled Fritillary was one of two feeding from a small group of flowers.

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July 5, 2013

Great Spangled Fritillary

By Doug Couvillion

photograph of a great spangled fritillary butterfly on a wild flower

I came across a couple of Great Spangled Fritillaries in an open woodland meadow in Central Virginia as I hiked there in late May.  Even if you’re not a butterfly fan, you have to love the name of this species. 🙂

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