The Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) is a common butterfly across most of the United States and Mexico. The top shot here was taken along the Nueces River near Barksdale, in Real Co., Texas, in May, 2003, with a Canon EOS 10D and an EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender.











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The underwings of the Variegated Fritillary are quite different from the upper wings. This pair in copula was photographed in April, 2000, in Kenedy Co., Texas with a Canon EOS 3 and an EF 180mm F/3.5 Macro and Fuji Sensia 100 film.