Monday, July 03, 2006

Great Spangled Fritillary


The Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele cybele) is the largest and most common in Illinois. It is shown here nectaring on Echinacea a native prairie plant.

1 comment:

Nick Owens said...

On the 10 scale, I'd rate this picture an 8.5, nice composition!

Nick Owens, Sen. Artisan, N.L.Owens int. ent.