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Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by HeatherMiller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Ventral (underside of wings) - orange with white and black spotted pattern
Dorsal (Back or top of wings) - orange with black spots and stripes and a few small white dots
Body - orange, black and white stripes running along the body.

Habitat:

My lantana in my backyard.

Notes:

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Agraulis-vanillae

In the last picture, there is a bee chasing the butterfly.

Reference Links:

Gulf Fritillary

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
HeatherMiller
OK, I'll move the 2nd shot to the first, so it shows up on the main picture. I spotted another one yesterday http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7116546
MickGrant
The second shot is stunning - well done!
Saarbrigger
I like the second and fourth pic most. Nice series.

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PublishedAugust 10, 2011

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