
Great Spangled Fritillary
Large butterfly with mostly brown, orange, and black coloring. The underside of the hindwing has large silver spots.
This butterfly had deformed wings and was unable to fly. The wings were still mostly folded up as if the butterfly had just eclosed from its chrysalis. The wings were totally dry though, yet had not unfolded as they should have. The wings also had some signs of wear/age, further indicating that this wasn't a newly emerged butterfly, but rather a deformed one. I'm not sure what the cause could be - a random deformity, injury, or parasite.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Feb 9, 2018. Captured Jun 28, 2017 11:32 in 70 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.