Attributes of Euptoieta hegesia
Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia (Cramer, 1779)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Upperside of both wings with basal half unpatterned orange, and little or no contrast between basal and outer parts. Hindwing margins not angled; underside orange-brown with darker pattern.
Wing Span: 2 9/16 - 2 15/16 inches (6.5 - 7.5 cm).
Life History: Adults fly swiftly and erratically above low vegetation, while the sun is shining. Eggs are laid singly on host plants.
Flight: September-October in central Texas, all year in South Texas and tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Passion-vines (Passiflora), morning glories (Convolvulaceae), and Turnera.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of Lantana, Stachytarpheta, and Turnera; occasionally dung.
Habitat: Openings, edges, fields, and weedy areas in tropical and subtropical lowlands and foothills.
Range: Resident in Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies. Strays to southern California, central Arizona, and central Texas.
Conservation: Not required for stray.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Not reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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February 21, 2013 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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October 07, 2010 | Doug Taron | Veracruz-Llave, Mexico | January 09, 2013 | Details |
| August 08, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Michael Smith) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 05, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 19, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 27, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| November 12, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| November 04, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Hank Brodkin) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| November 18, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Robert Behrstock) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindberg) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 17, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 19, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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September 22, 2010 | jrfleullan | Puerto Rico | November 21, 2012 | Details |
| October 10, 2012 | John Saba | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | October 12, 2012 | Details | |
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June 27, 2012 | klgraves | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | June 29, 2012 | Details |
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May 07, 2012 | John van Dort | Francisco Morazán, Honduras | May 07, 2012 | Details |
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December 01, 2010 | afleishman | Sonora, Mexico | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| October 25, 2007 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Texas, Starr County, United States | July 24, 2009 | Details | |
| November 18, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Robert A. Behrstock) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 28, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindbergh) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 19, 2005 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 19, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| October 05, 1998 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 28, 2001 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 17, 2005 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| April 27, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (James P. Brock) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| November 04, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Hank Brodkin) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| November 12, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| October 14, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 17, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 18, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| September 26, 2006 | legacy.reporter | Jalisco, Mexico | January 31, 2007 | Details | |
| October 11, 2006 | legacy.reporter (John Saba, Ira Nadborne) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | November 14, 2006 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gila County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Los Angeles County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Imperial County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Blaine County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baja California Sur, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sinaloa, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sonora, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Nuevo Leon, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details |
