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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2014 15:52:54 GMT
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Post by mantisboy on Dec 11, 2014 17:27:27 GMT
Speyeria idalia is one of my favorites. They unfortunately fly fairly fast and are difficult to catch, but are a nice challenge. Attachments:
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 21, 2017 18:54:34 GMT
They must me some of the most beautiful Nymphalids of the US. I am lucky to have gotten mine at great prices:
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 21, 2017 18:55:17 GMT
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 21, 2017 18:55:46 GMT
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 21, 2017 18:56:13 GMT
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 21, 2017 18:57:59 GMT
Yes, I am still missing a female of S. idalia.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2017 19:08:41 GMT
One of my old posts resurrected, nice specimens, nokomis for me has one of the most exquisite undersides of all butterflies.
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Post by deliasfanatic on Oct 22, 2017 0:02:31 GMT
nokomis = pride of the Speyeria genus, IMO. Gorgeous!
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 22, 2017 5:41:45 GMT
In my humble opinion, I feel it is the Regal Fritillary which is the pride of N.A. Speyeria. The rich brown coloration of the forewings in combination with the blackish or blackish/ blue sheen of the hind wings is simply without equal. It looks for all the world (superficially) like 2 different butterflies having been spliced togather ! Nokomis males on the other hand look striking similar to the Aphrodite fritillary which is not anything too special. The Nokomis female does look unique however, and I'm sure it varies somewhat but, if you put it alongside an idalia female it's still lacking. Where Diana can be found it is usually the males which are mostly encountered and they can be as common as rats. I've collected those males in numbers before. Ah, but it is the Diana females which tend to be found in far fewer numbers which elicit high regards among collectors. They are large butterflies and their blue coloration does vary in shades (with some being blue-green). But, the thing is when you do see a Diana female on the wing all you really notice is a large black butterfly going by or on a flower at a distance. When you see an Idalia female going by your heart will just about "skip a beat" as those rich colors really "pop" in the sunlight. They are all noble species in their own right but, some species simply have no equal....
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Post by deliasfanatic on Oct 22, 2017 5:52:39 GMT
Yes, idalia is gorgeous too, although I'm especially partial to nokomis undersides!
I remember catching idalia as a kid (late '60s - early '70s); it was common at the time. Long gone now, sad to say.
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Post by nomad on Oct 22, 2017 11:46:12 GMT
Certainly the female of Speyeria nokomis for beauty beats any of the British fritillaries hands down. Interesting to note that it is not only us, across the pond that have seen a decline in some of our fritillary butterflies.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 13:31:34 GMT
I might add that the undersides of Argynnis aglaja and adippe are pretty special too.
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Post by mothman27 on Oct 22, 2017 15:04:24 GMT
Certainly the female of Speyeria nokomis for beauty beats any of the British fritillaries hands down. Interesting to note that it is not only us, across the pond that have seen a decline in some of our fritillary butterflies. Yes, idalia in particular has declined considerably. I know here in Indiana it is now only found in one location in Newton County which is now protected. It used to span the entire northern part of the state. I am lucky that my specimens of idalia are from Indiana (legally). I don't know for sure but I haven't heard that the other two species are declining.
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Post by nomad on Oct 22, 2017 15:07:14 GMT
Are the reasons known for the decline of Speyeria idalia?
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