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: Oct 02, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Liberty County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Morton County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
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Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Sep 12, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
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Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
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Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
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Region: Valley County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
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Region: Bent County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
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Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: Harry Forbes
Region: Park County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
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Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
Observation date: May 05, 2019
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
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Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
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Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
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