Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Northwestern Fritillary (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E918Description
Male northwestern fritillary of the electa subspecies (Argynnis hesperis electa) - a subspecies of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.Original label identifies the specimen as "[Male] Argynnis Electa Cornelia" - A. electa is an outdated name for A. h. electa, but the synonymy of A. e. cornelia in particular is less clear - and suggests it was collected at Pinon Mesa, Colorado.