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Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 10,868, February 8,027, March 12,577, April 19,786, May 28,528, June 31,108, July 33,288, August 28,627, September 21,018, October 15,688, November 8,573, December 6,700.
United States224,789
Alaska224,789
Germany5,616
France4,662
Italy4,584
Russia4,397
Austria3,462
United Kingdom2,175
Nord-Ovest2,168
England2,089

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusGreater Fritillaries · Argynnis

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