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Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

Description:

Upperside tawny orange with thick dark veins and markings; black spots near margin. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Underside of hindwing with a mottled pattern and no silver spots. Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 3 1/8 inches (4.5 - 8 cm).

Habitat:

Lewisville Independent School District Outdoor Learning Area) is an eighty-acre tract of land located on the south side of Lake Lewisville Dam in Denton County. The landscape boasts wetlands, forests, fields, rivers and streams and contains approximately five miles of hiking trails. The outdoor learning area was created in the fall of 1999 when the school district erected two portable classrooms.

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia Euptoieta claudia


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2 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 11 years ago

You are right. Thank you. That's what comes of working late at night without my reading glasses.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Asterocampa clyton would not have a "circle" and no triangle-like patch at the upper forewing. The spots on the hindwing are usually much more pronounced:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50734058@N0...

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 16, 2012
Submitted on Dec 7, 2012

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