Great Spangled Fritillary vs Raspberry Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Great Spangled Fritillary Raspberry Beetle
Scientific Name Speyeria cybele Byturus tomentosus
Order Lepidoptera Coleoptera
Family Nymphalidae Byturidae
Size 62-88 mm wingspan 3-4mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Nectar Feeders Fruit Feeders
Regions North America Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Great Spangled Fritillary

Large orange butterfly with heavy black markings and silver spots on the hindwing underside. Common across much of North America.

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Did You Know?

Newly hatched caterpillars do not eat until the following spring after overwintering.

Raspberry Beetle

A small brownish-gold beetle whose larvae are the small white grubs found inside raspberries and blackberries.

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Did You Know?

The small cream-colored grub found inside a raspberry you were about to eat is almost certainly this species.