Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Kingsville, ON 2012/08/24

Aiken, SC 2015/05/14

Kingsville, ON 2012/08/24

Aiken, SC 2015/05/12

Member of Family: Nymphalidae

French common name: Fritillaire panachée

Normally, this would be an extremely rare southern migrant, but it appears to have established a colony near Quebec City.

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