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Common Name: |
Variegated Fritillary
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| Scientific Name: | Euptoieta claudia
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| Habitat & Flight Period: | Open Sunny Areas, Prairies, Fields, Pastures / April-October
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| Comment: | The dullest of our great fritillaries, the underside of this species bears no resemblance to the Aphrodite or the Great Spangled. Cannot survive Illinois winters. Illinois is recolonized by southern populations every year.
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