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Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by Liam OBrien
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large orange helliconian

Habitat:

In neighborhoods with Passion vine...

Notes:

Mexican butterfly that moved up with the introduction of Passiflora into Californian nurseries.

Species ID Suggestions

Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae

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Comments (1)
KarenSaxton
Now if it would only move a bit further north - we have passion vine that lives here too. Love these guys

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PublishedJuly 2, 2013

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