Insects and Spiders

The Colors Of The Season

In late Autumn there are brown, tan and orange colors all over the prairie lands as the grasses and wildflowers go dormant. No surprise this is the time of year when the variegated fritillaries are seen in large numbers in fields. Their colors blend in as they migrate to the South for the winter. For a week or two they are everywhere.
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta Claudia)

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