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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

Monarch
Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia
[Variegated Fritillary image]
Variegated Fritillary - Berwick, N.S. - 2015-08-03
Photo © Ron Wilson
Status in Nova Scotia
Accidental. One record.

Flight Period
Observed August 3, 2015.

Larval Foodplants
A wide variety of plants, including violets, pansies, flax, stonecrop, plantains and plants from at least six other families [Butterflies of Canada].

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
None.

Notes
One individual was discovered in a garden in Berwick in August, 2015. This was the first record for Nova Scotia, and the only recent record for the Maritime Provinces. This species normally migrates north from the USA and is regular in the prairie provinces, southern Ontario and southern Quebec.

Further Reading


Variegated Fritillary - Berwick, N.S., 2015-08-03
Variegated Fritillary - Berwick, N.S. - 2015-08-03
2015-08-03
Photo © Ron Wilson