Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, 1776)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Upperside tawny orange with thick dark veins and markings; black spots near margin. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Underside of hindwing with a mottled pattern and no silver spots.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 3 1/8 inches (4.5 - 8 cm).
Life History: Males patrol short distances in flat, dry, open places. Eggs are laid singly on host plant stems and leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and flowers.
Flight: Three broods from April-October in the north, four broods from February or March-November or December in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: A variety of plants in several families including maypops (Passiflora incarnata), may apple (Podophyllum peltata), violets (Viola), purslane (Portulaca), stonecrop (Sedum), and moonseed (Menispermum).
Adult Food: Nectar from several plant species including butterflyweed, common milkweed, dogbane, peppermint, red clover, swamp milkweed, and tickseed sunflower.
Habitat: Open sunny areas such as prairies, fields, pastures, road edges, landfills.
Range: Higher elevations of Argentina through Central America and Mexico to the southern United States; also Cuba and Jamaica. Regularly colonizes north through most of the United States except the Pacific Northwest.
Conservation: Not required. An occasional minor pest of ornamental pansies and violets.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Euptoita claudia
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2012
Submitted by: LottieB
Region: Alberta, Canada
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
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Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
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Observation date: May 18, 2020
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Region: Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
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Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Feb 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: RColonna
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2023
Observation date: May 05, 2016
Submitted by: Texasjack1
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 09, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 05, 2023
Observation date: Sep 25, 2016
Submitted by: Allypeper
Region: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 29, 2023
Observation date: Oct 23, 2022
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jan 16, 2023
Observation date: Jan 14, 2023
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Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: Robb Hannawacker
Region: San Juan County, Utah, United States
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