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MarilynneS Thunder Bay Ontario, ON(Zone 3a) Aug 22, 2008

Hi

This majestic winged creature lit on a Sunflower yesterday. I was able to get 2 pics before it decided to fly away. Have looked in my "Bug Books' but can;t seem to identify it.
Any guesses ?

~M~

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MarilynneS Thunder Bay Ontario, ON(Zone 3a) Aug 22, 2008

Another pic
;-)


~M~

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 23, 2008

It might be a Fritillary of some kind, a very light-colored individual.

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pford1854 Somerset, KY(Zone 6b) Aug 26, 2008

I too would think it's a Fritillary - but which one.

I spent some time looking, and came across these:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/172492/bgimage

or this:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/135860/bgimage

and this:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/40291/bgimage

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MarilynneS Thunder Bay Ontario, ON(Zone 3a) Aug 26, 2008

WOW .. I guess it was a Great Spangled Fritillary :-) Haven't seen him/her again .. am just everso thankful that it appeared and stayed long enough for me to grab the camera a click a couple of times :-)

Thanks for all the information.
Appreciate it.

~M~

PS .. from what I gather the little creature was really pushing it's Northern boundaries ? I always wonder about that with regards to the different species we are seeing up here now .. 'Global Warming' no doubt ..

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freakedout Thunder Bay, Canada Aug 30, 2010

Anyone know what kind of spider this is? Found in my basement a few minutes ago, want to know if it is venomous or possible poisonous. Thankyou

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