Eastern regal fritillaries on a thistle

Two orange-and-black butterflies with black and white spots on a purple flower

Photo By/Credit

Madison Ferner/Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Date Shot/Created

07/01/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

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The installation has formalized its intentions to conserve that eastern regal fritillary in a Candidate Conservation Agreement, which provides coverage for incidental losses of individual butterflies if the species is listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Species

Speyeria idalia

Subject tags

Grasslands

Military

Pollinators

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