Sunday, July 28, 2024

Yard Butterflies 2024 ~ #24 Variegated Fritillary

 I was out working in the yard today and saw a Fritillary that kept moving in & out of my sights.  Finally, it settled enough to see it was a Variegated Fritillary and she was laying eggs on the garden pansies I plant every year for her.  I baby them along in the heat because that's one of their host plants.  She placed a good number of eggs between the front & yard pansies.  Of course, that meant I needed to play around with my camera and get pictures of the eggs. 





Garden Pansy with Variegated Fritillary Egg


Close-up of Egg

A Second Egg on a New Blossom





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