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| Variegated Fritillary |
Latin
Name: Euptoieta claudia |
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Genus: Euptoieta Species: claudia |
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Comments: |
| The medium-sized Variegated Fritillary shares its affinity for open, sunny habitats with the similar-looking Gulf Fritillary but is generally less common and highly local in occurrence. Adults have low, erratic flight but regularly stop to nectar at available flowers. It is an occasional garden visitor. |
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Life
Cycle: |
Broods: |
multiple generations |
Egg: |
tiny cream eggs laid singly on host leaves and tendrils |
Larva: |
orange with black-spotted white stripes and black spines |
Host Plants: |
various violets and Passion Flower vines |
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Host
Plants: |
Host
Plants: |
various violets and Passion Flower vines |
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Habitat: |
Habitat: |
open, sunny sites including roadsides, pastures, old fields and utility easements |
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Wingspan: |
Inches: |
1.75 - 2.25 |
Centimeters: |
4.4 - 5.7 |
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Appearance: |
Sexes: |
similar, although female is larger and has broader wings |
Compare: |
Gulf Fritillary brighter orange with silvery ventral spots. Julia has elongated, narrow orange wings with few black markings. |
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| Markings: |
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Above:
- brownish orange with dark markings and narrow light median band
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Below:
- overall brown; forewing has basal orange scaling; hindwing mottled with tan, cream and dark brown
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Abundance: |
occasional to locally abundant |
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Map Legend: Resident (green) | Stray
(Red) |
