Variegated Fritillary

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.

Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.

Legend:

Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches)
Common name [link is to USGS]
Occurrence level & flight period.
Habitat. Typically visits (for nectaring). Larval host plants.

 

Variegated Fritillary (1.75–3.2″)
Variegated Fritillary
Common: Aug to M-Oct Dry fields & gardens Red clover, pansies Violets & pansies


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July 19, 2008
MPEA
Cheryl Farfaras

Ellicott City

August 11, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger

Western Regional Park

August 28, 2018
Western Regional Park
Bill Hill

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September 6, 2013
Jennings Chapel Road
Jay Sheppard

West Friendship Park

September 29, 2013
West Friendship Park
Jeff Culler

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Eggs
July 2, 2017
Ellicott City
Barbara White

Ellicott City

Caterpillar
July 2, 2017
Ellicott City
Barbara White

August 12, 2020
Ellicott City
Cristin Trouton

Caterpillar
August 12, 2020
Ellicott City
Cristin Trouton

West Friendship Park

Crysalis
September 9, 2015
West Friendship Park
Bonnie Ott

August 14, 2020
Ellicott City
Cristin Trouton

Chrysalis
August 14, 2020
Ellicott City
Cristin Trouton

Individuals seen in each 10-day period to date during the butterfly survey

The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.

Early: 2/17/2020 Late: 12/4/2015