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Mexican Fritillary - Caterpillar

Euptoieta hegesia

Photo by Sckel
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found in urban area

Notes:

Species ID Suggestions

Mexican Fritillary

Euptoieta hegesia

Comments (4)

bayucca, you're amazing. Thanks. :)
Very similar to Euptoieta claudia, the Variegated Fritillary, but yours is the other one: Mexican Fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia (spots and spikes are slightly different). Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae, Argynnini.

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