Speyeria hesperis dorothea

Moeck, 1947

Speyeria hesperis dorothea is a of the northwestern fritillary described by Moeck in 1947. GBIF currently treats this name as a synonym of Speyeria atlantis. The subspecies belongs to the Speyeria, a group of large, orange-brown fritillary butterflies native to North America.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Speyeria hesperis dorothea: //spəˈjaɪəriə ˈhɛspərɪs dɔːˈroʊθiə//

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