Euptoieta claudia – Variegated Fritillary

Caterpillar foods: Violets, Flax (Linum), Passion Vine, Moonseed (Menispermum), Mayapple, Stonecrop (Sedum), Purslane (Portulaca) and others (Bugguide)

These are uncommon butterflies here – I’ve only seen them a few times.

7/23/2006

variegated fritillary 7-23-06

 

7/23/2006

variegated fritillary 7-22-06 1

 

6/4/2012

variegated fritillary 6-4-12

 

8/30/2023