#3090 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

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what is it?

Euptoieta claudia , the variegated fritillary , is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Even though the variegated fritillary has some very different characteristics from the Speyeria fritillaries, it is still closely related to them. Some of the differences are: variegated fritillaries have two or three broods per year vs. one per year in Speyeria ; they are nomadic vs. sedentary; and they use a wide range of host plants vs. just violets. And because...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 68,716iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
68,716 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Pieter Cramer in 1775 (251 years ago).