(Euptoieta claudia)
Fritillaries
Appearance: Above, tawny orange with thick dark veins and markings; black spots near margin. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Its overall lighter coloration helps distinguish it from other fritillaries. Below, hindwing with a mottled pattern, darker near body, and a broad, pale median band across both wings. No silver spots.
Wingspan: Large; 1 3/4 to 3 inches.
Habitat: Open sunny areas such as prairies, fields, pastures, road edges; plains, foothills, montane, alpine.
Flight Times: April through September; one or two broods.
Larval Foodplant: Violets and occasionally stonecrop.
Did You Know…
The larva (caterpillar) has bold orange and black markings with white spots and six rows of black spines. This is the only large fritillary which does not have either silvered or unsilvered spots on the underside of the hindwing.
