Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis, Speyeria egleis)

Extremely variable and with a fairly wide range in the western US. Recent publications suggest the genus Speyeria is better treated as a subgenus of Argynnis.

Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis)
Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA
11 July 2007

A Hydaspe Fritillary is sandwiched between two Great Basin Frits.


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Little Antelope Valley, Mono Co., CA 12 July 2007

Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis)
Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA
14 July 2007


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA 14 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA 14 July 2007


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA 14 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA 14 July 2007


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA 14 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Yuba Pass, Nevada Co., CA 14 July 2007


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Round Lake Trail Loop, Plumas Co., CA 15 July 2007	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Round Lake Trail Loop, Plumas Co., CA 15 July 2007

Below are Great Basin Fritillaries from Utah


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Lambs Canyon, UT 17 July 2014	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Lambs Canyon, UT 17 July 2014


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Lambs Canyon, UT 17 July 2014	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis egleis) Lambs Canyon, UT 17 July 2014

Western Montana Great Basin Fritillaries

#9880
Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

In western Montana, egleis tends to fly at high elevations, show much dark scaling on the dorsal wing bases, and have an olive coloration to the VHW disk.

#9985
Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis), mated pair Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015


Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015	Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015

#9971
Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

#9869
Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015


#9862 Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015	#829 Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015

#9833
Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

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Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015


#9819 Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015	#0369 Great Basin Fritillary (Argynnis egleis) Red Mountain, Lewis & Clark Co., MT 15 July 2015

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