Gulf fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
29.4279, -98.5238
Field Notes
Description:
The top side of wings are orange with black streaks. There are also a few white/silver spots surrounded by black. The underside of wings display patterns of brown with white/silver circular markings.
Habitat:
Open areas, gardens, woodlands, parks.
Notes:
A student in our class spied this guy hanging around some box gardens at our school. There are still some blooming plants that this guy was feeding from.
Reference Links:
Gulf fritillary - Wikipedia
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
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