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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: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: awimm90
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 24, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Taratanner
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 24, 2020
Observation date: Oct 10, 2019
Submitted by: heatherteck
Region: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: urbanclimber87
Region: Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: nature405
Region: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 01, 2020
Submitted by: StacyN
Region: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2020
Submitted by: StacyN
Region: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: May 24, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 21, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 2018
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 19, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 18, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: sjhenke
Region: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 15, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: bethknees
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: cabinndawoods
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 08, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: davem
Region: Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: RoyalBloodi
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 07, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: SkybluMedia
Region: Dillon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 06, 2020
Observation date: May 18, 2020
Submitted by: Anna Robins
Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
Observation date: May 07, 2017
Submitted by: mouser
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2006
Submitted by: mouser
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 02, 2020
Observation date: May 10, 2020
Submitted by: pnesterenko
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jun 01, 2020
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