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Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Above and below: Photos taken in western Garrett County, Maryland (7/30/2005 and 8/2004, respectively).
Below: A closed-wing view of a Great Spangled Fritillary on milkweed in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/27/2009).
Below: More proof that nature isn't sentimental--a Chinese Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia) devouring a Great Spangled Fritillary (Carroll Co., Maryland, 9/14/2008).
