Variegated Fritillary

What a day at the lake! I had a great row, and when I returned to the dock area, I saw several butterflies flicking about. Among them was this Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia, family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae). I’ve only managed to photograph one of these once before — http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/743332 — but I posted something else that day, Chlorochlamys phyllinaria (Geometridae), http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-18

I also photographed what I think might be a Red Admiral, but I’m not sufficiently confident of the ID yet to submit it to BAMONA.

Out on the lake, I photographed a damselfly that hitched a ride on the drain plug of my scull,
» Enallagma signatum (Orange Bluet) — http://bugguide.net/node/view/780399 — and a patch of Opuntia humifusa (family Cactaceae, known variously as “Eastern Prickly Pear,” “Devil’s Tongue” or “Indian Fig”):
» Opuntia humifusa, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/img-bin/image?Cactaceae/Opuntia/humifusa/69241
» Opuntia humifusa, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/img-bin/image?Cactaceae/Opuntia/humifusa/69242
» Opuntia humifusa, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/img-bin/image?Cactaceae/Opuntia/humifusa/69248

Posted image confirmed at BAMONA as Euptoieta claudia or “Variegated Fritillary”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/901909

One year ago (“A green visitor”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-03
Two years ago (“Life … will find a way.”):
http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-03

[Class Insecta]

[ladyjane]

It's beautiful! Great catch.

[Rick Schies]

These colors are beautiful

[Frank Hymus]

Superb deep yellows. Nice focus, sharp on the subject and a nice blur beginning in the background.