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Variegated Fritillary Butterfly

Euptoieta claudia

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

2 inch wing span

Habitat:

spotted on playground in county park

Notes:

This butterfly had orange on the upper surface but I didn't get a good look at it.

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Species ID Suggestions

Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

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Comments (2)
auntnance123
Appreciate that ID, floridagirl. I thought it was a varigated fritillary. I spotted one earlier this year in the same park: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6024079
florida33girl
This was a tricky ID! Based on your glimpse of orange, I feel fairly confident that this is a Variegated Fritillary. They're not all that common this far south, so this is a really cool sighting!

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