• Northwestern Fritillary (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Northwestern Fritillary (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection (E926)
Northwestern Fritillary (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Northwestern Fritillary (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Northwestern Fritillary (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E926
Description
Female northwestern fritillary (Argynnis hesperis) - a species 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 "[Female] Argynnis Atlantis Nikias" - seemingly a historic name for the subspecies Argynnis hesperis nausicaa - and suggests it was collected at Pinon Mesa, Colorado. Although A. hesperis does occur in the area, that particular subspecies is not known to and, as such, is less likely to be the correct identity for this specimen.
Content Date:
August 8 1944
Related collection
Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier. 
Related person
Will Minor (was used by)
Related place
Piñon Mesa (Collected at)