{"id":210,"date":"2020-08-14T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/?p=210"},"modified":"2020-08-14T09:05:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T13:05:49","slug":"the-many-shades-of-the-spangled-fritillary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/08\/14\/the-many-shades-of-the-spangled-fritillary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Shades of the Spangled Fritillary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The silvery spots (or &#8220;spangles&#8221;) of the Great Spangled Fritillary are just like shiny little mirrors.  With the right angle, they will reflect the colors around them.  These pictures are all of the same butterfly as he sampled the many flavors of zinnia in our garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9123-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Silver-Shaded-backyard-1568x1048.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Great Spangled Fritillary, Natural Light, 2020-08-09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9110-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Yellow-Shaded-backyard.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Great Spangled Fritillary, Yellow Reflection, 2020-08-09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGPxxxx-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Purple-Shaded-backyard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGPxxxx-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Purple-Shaded-backyard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGPxxxx-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Purple-Shaded-backyard.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGPxxxx-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Purple-Shaded-backyard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGPxxxx-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Purple-Shaded-backyard-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Great Spangled Fritillary, Pink Reflection, 2020-08-09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard-1568x1047.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/mattcrandall.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMGP9052-2020-08-09-Great-Spangled-Fritillary-Orange-Shaded-backyard.jpg 1734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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