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Mexican fritillary

Euptoieta hegesia

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

fritillary with varied shades of orange and yellow orange on its wings

Habitat:

near beach

Species ID Suggestions

Mexican Fritillary

Euptoieta hegesia

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
Thank you! The source I found last night showed a butterfly that looked more like a gulf fritillary, but darker and with different wing veining
bayucca
It is the other one. Claudia should have a median line on the hindwing. Your hindwings are "empty", meaning there is no dark line in the middle of the hindwing, so it is the Mexican Fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia.

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