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Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

Photo by GraceWhite
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Description:

A mating (?) pair of butterflies enjoying marigolds in my garden next to a pasture. I think the lighter one (fourth photo) pursued the darker one, and I think it was more skittish of me as well, thus harder to photograph.

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Euptoieta claudia, Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

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PublishedNovember 6, 2015

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