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| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
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| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
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| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
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| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
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| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
I didn't expect to see this butterfly today. I was busy cleaning and taking garbage out. I saw 2 together at first and ran to get the camera. One of them flew off and this one with part of the hindwing missing I was able to photograph. It seemed to have no trouble flying though. I was reading about fixing damaged butterfly wings and I didn't know you could do that. Not sure if I'm ready to be a butterfly surgeon yet. lol Good to know damaged wings can be repaired just as God can repair us! Variegated Fritillary can be found in the Southern United States but migrates northward throughout most of the United States and into Canada. It ranges south to Argentina, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles. The genus name Euptoieta comes from Greek and means easily scared. This one wasn't and a little easier to photograph than some I've chased before. Today was a nice day and a lovely day to find a butterfly. Take time to look around and discover God's creation where you are.
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