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BAMONA sighting verification from 'Been Inspired" thread

Okay I finally heard back from BAMONA. All of the species except one where as we all, or Larry :), thought.

What we thought was the mormon fritillary came back as Speyeria aphrodite (Aphrodite Fritillary). Interestingly this ID placed it on my regional checklist where it wasn't before.

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While this is the pic I submitted it was the same butterfly as I posted. I just had so many out of focus on this flower I didn't pay attention to them all.
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The butterfly of interest, the northern or pearl crescent, came back exactly as Larry had ID'd, the Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta).

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Thanks for the great discussion and interest. I am praying for the sun so I can get more shots.

SCG