Success with the Silver-bordered Fritillary
This Silver-bordered Fritillary was photographed earlier today at Gensburg-Markham Prairie. It is the offspring (or, perhaps, grand-offspring) of Silver-bordered Fritillaries that were reared at the Nature Museum last summer and released at Gensburg-Markham Prairie last September. We have the beginnings of a new population of this regionally imperiled species.
posted by Doug Taron @ 22:14
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That looks a lot like a BF I saw light on a hosta yesterday. I'll have to see what BFs we have here that look similar.
Beautiful little guy/girl. Hard to say which since it's not mating. Trying to make your blog more family friendly? ;-p
congratulations!
Doug,
Great work getting these back into new habitat.
Mt first experience with this species was in northern VA, I chased two for a half mile is waist high grass to get a so so photo. A few years later while in PA I was photographing damselflies and the frit appeared next to me for photos.
Have you seen my post with all the WV mountain butterflies?
So cool. Congratulations! Mother Earth needs every little bit of help it can get.
Have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend. :)
You really do blessed work, Doug. Now with all your remarkable success, would you consider working on another endangered species: intelligent people in politics?
You continue to do great work Doug.
You may wish to check out my Tuscan visit butterfly shots.
http://fenlandwalker.blogspot.com/2010/07/tuscany-six.html
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