Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1252576

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Observation date: June 09, 2020
Submitted by: bethknees
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: on an aspen seedling
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: June 10, 2020
Coordinator notes: This is the caterpillar of the Variegated Fritillary butterfly, Euptoieta claudia. They don’t use aspen as a host plant, so this one was probably done feeding and wandering in search of a place to pupate. Thanks for submitting your sighting!
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Larimer County