Life Cycle: Great spangled caterpillars hatch in the fall, overwinter in that stage, and then finally take their first bites of food in spring. Name Meaning: Fritillary comes from the Latin word ...

Instead, it turned out to be a great spangled fritillary butterfly. We’ve seen these around here in past years so we know they have established themselves on our property. Great spangled ...

Brian Taber of the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory (www.cvwo.org) reports that the Variegated Fritillary can be distinguished from the less-seen Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele ...

Milkweed is the only host plant for monarch butterflies, but many others, such as great spangled fritillary, use it, too. (Jay Boch flic.kr/p/8gcAzo) Fragile, beautiful and fascinating ...

This is a great spangled fritillary that was moving between plants in the field behind the visitors center at Middle Creek. THE METHOD: Nikon D6 camera with a Nikon 600 mm f-4 lens. Exposure ...

After identifying the Fritillary that visits my garden as the Great Spangled Frittilary, I began noticing others; some visit Peter’s Meadow across the street, a meeting place for many happy insects.

Aphrodite fritillary (2.7 inches), great spangled fritillary (3 inches) and regal fritillary (3.2 inches). Regal fritillaries are almost extinct in the eastern USA and they only survive one place ...

Caterpillars of the great spangled fritillary and pearl crescent species, for instance, overwinter in leaf litter or in the ground. The Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly overwinters as a chrysalis.