northern part of the park
Euptoieta claudia
Variegated Fritillary
Buescher State Park,
Bastrop Co., Texas
16 April 2013
Southeast Metro Park,
Travis Co., Texas
23 February 2013
Verified from photograph at http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/
The Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Even though the Variegated Fritillary has some very different characteristics from the Speyeria Fritillaries, it is still closely related to them. Some of the differences are: Variegated Fritillaries have 2–3 broods per year vs. one per year in Speyeria; they are nomadic vs. sedentary; and they use a wide range of host plants vs. just violets. And because of their...
