Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1058118

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Observation date: July 28, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed while birding Peveto Woods Sanctuary in Cameron Parish. Habitat: Live Oak wooded chenier just back from the beach with some dense thicket/undergrowth, adjacent pasture and marsh. Conditions: warm, mostly sunny, not much wind. Approx. time: mid-morning. This butterfly was seen in the company of a lot of Gulf Fritillaries and a few Phaon Crescents in small clearing between woods/thicket and marshy pond. Passiflora incarnata were among the flowers present / dominant plant in small clearing.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: July 31, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, Cameron Parish