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VARIEGATED FRITILLARY
Euptoieta claudia
Expected to occur throughout both Alabama and Mississippi in a wide variety of habitats. Upper surface of wings orange and brown with a row of dark submarginal spots and median wavy line on both fore and hindwings. Pale orange spot rimmed with black on forewing is diagnostic. Lower surface of wings orange-brown with median and marginal areas of cream.
Adult - ventral
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Adult - dorsal
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Female ovipositing
![](images/variegated-fritillary/Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar-14.jpg)
![](images/variegated-fritillary/Variegated Fritillary Chrysalis-15.jpg)
![](images/variegated-fritillary/Variegated Fritillary dorsal-16.jpg)
![](images/variegated-fritillary/Variegated Fritillary egg-17.jpg)
![](images/variegated-fritillary/Variegated Fritillary laying eggs-18.jpg)
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Eggs
Caterpillar
Chrysalis
![](images/variegated-fritillary/Variegated Fritillary 1-23.jpg)
Adult - dorsal
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Adult - ventral