The Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly

I'm excited to share this video of an unfamiliar butterfly that was flying around the yard recently. I was able to capture it on video and here it is. A huge thanks to my son for spotting it!

I don’t recall ever seeing one before now. At first I thought it might be a displaced Gulf Fritillary butterfly (which I have a video of on this channel). After studying my video of it, I believe it’s a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly instead. These Great Spangled Fritillary butterflies are an American butterfly species. There are nine different local subspecies of this butterfly in America. They are active from mid-June to mid-September and distinguished by their distinctive orange, tan, or tawny coloring with silver highlights. These are similar to and often mistaken for Monarch butterflies.

Speaking of Monarch butterflies, please visit a dear friend of this channel “Reach the Masses Lakeland” at the link below. She raises and releases a great many Monarch butterflies.

https://rumble.com/v2tk9d6-3-monarchs-ready-for-freedom.html?mref=93ur1&mc=et6j5

To learn more about the Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly like the one in this video, please visit the websites below:

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/attracting-butterflies/fritillary/

https://www.butterflyidentification.com/great-spangled-fritillary.htm

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