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: Dec 29, 2021
Submitted by: CaraLundquist
Region: Denton County, Texas, United States
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Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Alexander County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: May 01, 2022
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Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: May 16, 2022
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: May 14, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 15, 2022
Observation date: May 14, 2022
Submitted by: billd
Region: Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: May 14, 2022
Observation date: Apr 20, 2022
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Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 25, 2022
Observation date: Apr 14, 2022
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 16, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Apr 05, 2022
Observation date: Jun 17, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
Observation date: Oct 20, 2021
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 03, 2022
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 03, 2022
Observation date: Sep 25, 2021
Submitted by: Chip Gilbert
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Feb 27, 2022
Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: Ron C Wilson123
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 27, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2012
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Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Feb 02, 2022
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