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 21, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Gilpin County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Mar 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: wildman
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Mar 05, 2020
Observation date: Oct 04, 2018
Submitted by: Greg Giesing
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 02, 2020
Observation date: Nov 17, 2019
Submitted by: Garrettlh4
Region: Texas, Upshur County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: sgguthart
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jan 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: gmill711
Region: Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 15, 2016
Submitted by: Mrs R
Region: Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 29, 2019
Observation date: Sep 13, 2019
Submitted by: Margie Labadie
Region: Robeson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 03, 2019
Observation date: May 09, 2018
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 03, 2019
Observation date: Oct 18, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 03, 2019
Observation date: Oct 28, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 31, 2019
Observation date: Sep 19, 2019
Submitted by: carolinabutterf...
Region: York County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 26, 2019
Observation date: Oct 16, 2019
Submitted by: NaturallyWade
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 19, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: NaturallyWade
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 19, 2019
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: Laura the Explorer
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2019
Observation date: Sep 20, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Wiseman
Region: Champaign County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Oct 13, 2019
Submitted by: Miya
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Oct 12, 2019
Submitted by: kgiacchino
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 02, 2019
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: Gigglyfitzgirl
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: Little Metal Weirdo
Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 10, 2019
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