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: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: Mothmanprophecies
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: Bryon Ferguson
Region: Wabash County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: Joey Bom
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 03, 2019
Observation date: Sep 27, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 17, 2019
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 30, 2019
Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: Littlewing
Region: Crawford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 27, 2019
Submitted by: steve.hoppin
Region: Scott County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: MSEmbeck
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: John429
Region: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 04, 2019
Submitted by: Karen Adams
Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Texas, Randall County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Timbreland16
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 17, 2019
Observation date: May 30, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Archuleta County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: thomass
Region: Columbia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
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