Euptoieta claudia
Size:
Wingspan is 1 3/4 - 2 1/2 inches.
Similar Species:
American Lady (in flight)
Habitat:
Disturbed fields, meadows, pastures, roadsides, cultivated areas, gardens,
woodland edges and dunes.
Range/Abundance:
Very common in the
coastal plain and piedmont. Uncommon in the
mountains.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid April until December in three to four broods.
Larval Host Plants:
Passion vines Passiflora spp. and Viola spp. Maypop
Passiflora incarnata
Comments:
The region's most widespread fritillary, it’s often seen by the
hundreds in fields and meadows.
These photos were taken in Durham Co., NC on August 18,
2002.
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