Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/4 - 1 7/8 inches.

Similar Species:
Silver-bordered Fritillary which has dark borders on the wings from above.

Habitat:
Open fields, meadows, weedy fields, pastures and roadsides in the mountains mainly. Sometimes found in the foothills.

Range/Abundance:
Fairly common in the northern mountains and uncommon in the central and southern mountains.

Flight Period:
Adults fly from April until mid October with three broods and gaps between broods.

Larval Host Plants:
Violets Viola spp.

Comments:
This is a small low-flying fritillary unlike most of the other larger fritillaries. The range of this species is expanding southward.

These photos were taken at Doughton Park in Allegheny Co., NC on July 28, 2002.

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