Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Euptoieta » Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Photo#117799
Variegated Fritillary For Illinois In June - Euptoieta claudia
Copyright © 2007 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Variegated Fritillary For Illinois In June - Euptoieta claudia
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
June 12, 2007
Data posting for this species in Illinois, for the month of June.

After commenting on one somebody else posted yesterday by saying I hadn't seen any in my area yet this season, what appears in front of me, but the first Variegated Fritillary I've seen so far.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 12 June, 2007 - 6:23pm

Morse Code
Has anyone ever noticed that the letters U-S-A are spelled out in Morse Code along the wing edges of a Variegated Fritillary? That is, if a black spot can be considered a dot and a blank area a dash. Just thought I'd like to point that out.

Of course, if you follow the rest of the markings around the wing, starting from left to right, they only spell out the letters H-N-S-D.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 12 June, 2007 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact