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Gulf fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•Their common name was taken from the migration over the Gulf of Mexico.
•They have narrow wings in comparision with other butterflies.
•They are not closely related to the true fritillaries.

Habitat:

Parks, Gardens
-I saw this butterfly in Itaipava(RJ,Brazil)

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