Variegated Fritillary

It's a Variegated Fritillary. I figured it out after a little more searchin'. And the plants are wild violets, which they sometimes feed on.



Right before pupa stage.



With half its caterpillar skin still on. I think people think that a chrysalis is just a caterpillar that hardens on the outside. It actually pupates on the inside, then sheds its old caterpillar skin. Last night at 0030.



Skin shed complete (the skin is that crumpled up thing on top) this morning at 0900.



So pretty! This doesn't give you any perspective on the size. It's about a half-inch long (as wide across as a dime) and as big around as a chopstick.