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Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia
-20.2416, -40.4846
Field Notes
Description:
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Euptoieta-hegesia
Upperside of both wings with basal half unpatterned orange, and little or no contrast between basal and outer parts. Hindwing margins not angled; underside orange-brown with darker pattern.
Wing Span: 2 9/16 - 2 15/16 inches (6.5 - 7.5 cm).
Adults fly swiftly and erratically above low vegetation, while the sun is shining. Eggs are laid singly on host plants.
Caterpillar Hosts: Passion-vines (Passiflora), morning glories (Convolvulaceae), and Turnera.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of Lantana, Stachytarpheta, and Turnera; occasionally dung.
Habitat:
Notes:
This is the butterfly that emerged from the pupa of my spotting before. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/37954022 It happened this morning. It took about 10 days to complete metamorphosis and win the blue sky.
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