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Euptoieta Thekla
''Euptoieta'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae found in the Neotropical ecological zone. Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Euptoieta bogotana'' (Staudinger, 1885) * ''Euptoieta claudia'' (Cramer, 1775) – variegated fritillary * ''Euptoieta hegesia'' (Cramer, 1779) – Mexican fritillary * ''Euptoieta hortensia'' (Blanchard, 1852) * ''Euptoieta perdistincta'' (Hall, 1930) * ''Euptoieta poasina'' (Schaus, 1913) * ''Euptoieta sunides'' (Hewitson, 1877) * ''Euptoieta thekla'' (Hall, 1919) References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euptoieta Claudia
''Euptoieta claudia'', the variegated fritillary, is a North America, North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Even though the variegated fritillary has some very different characteristics from the ''Speyeria'' fritillaries, it is still closely related to them. Some of the differences are: variegated fritillaries have two or three broods per year vs. one per year in ''Speyeria''; they are nomadic vs. sedentary; and they use a wide range of host plants vs. just Viola (plant), violets. And because of their use of passionflowers as a host plant, variegated fritillaries also have Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic links to the Heliconiinae, heliconians. Their flight is low and swift, but even when resting or nectaring, this species is extremely difficult to approach, and, because of this, its genus name was taken from the Greek word ''euptoietos'' meaning "easily scared".Rich Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''The Butterflies of the East Coast''. Princeton University Press, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
