Rare Great Spangled Butterfly seen on Prospect park southwest avenue.reported by Alan Baratz...
Look at what I found this Monday on one of the bushes growing in planter boxes against the side of my building, a Great Spangled Fritillary.
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From: Alan Baratz
Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Subject: Butterfly Suprise
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
From: Alan Baratz
Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Subject: Butterfly Suprise
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>
Have you seen any in the park?
KB NOTE: The great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) relies exclusively on native violets (genus Viola) as its larval host plant. Females lay eggs on or near the plants in late summer, and the newly hatched caterpillars overwinter before feeding on the fresh spring leaves. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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