About Euptoieta hegesia (Cramer, 1779)
This species, Euptoieta hegesia, has bright orange upper wing surfaces. The basal area of its hindwing has no markings, and both the forewing and hindwing have a row of black submarginal spots. The underside of its wings is yellow-orange, and lacks black submarginal spots. Its wingspan measures 2.5 to 3 inches. Euptoieta hegesia can be found in a wide variety of open habitats and gardens. The larva of this species is shiny red, with silver middorsal spots outlined in black. It has a subdorsal row of white spots ringed with black, a silver spiracular line with black edges, and six rows of black spines. The larva's red head bears two long black spines with clubbed ends. The chrysalis is most often dark brown, rarely tan, with gold eyes and short gold lateral and subdorsal cones. It has a T-shaped black marking on its wing cases. This species produces one to three broods each year.
