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Crex Meadows Butterflies... The Fritillaries
Fritillary Butterflies
Varigated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Picture taken June 12, 2007
| Kingdom | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum | Arthropoda | (Arthropods) |
| Superclass | Hexapoda | (Hexapods) |
| Class | Insecta | (Insects) |
| Subclass | Pterygota | (Winged Insects) |
| Order | Lepidoptera | (Butterflies and Moths) |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea | (Butterflies) |
| Family | Nymphalidae | (Brushfooted Butterflies) |
| Subfamily | Heliconiinae | (Heliconians and Fritillaries) |
| Genus | Euptoieta | |
| Species | claudia | (Variegated Fritillary) |
Pictures taken June 12, 2007
Wing span: 1 3/4 - 3 1/8 inches (4.5 - 8 cm).
Caterpillar hosts: A variety of plants in several families including maypops (Passiflora incarnata), may apple (Podophyllum peltata), violets (Viola), purslane (Portulaca), stonecrop (Sedum), and moonseed (Menispermum).
Females lay eggs singly on host leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids overwinter.
Habitat: Open sunny areas such as prairies, fields, pastures, road edges, landfills.