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Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly
Agraulis vanillae
33.7748, -84.2963
Field Notes
Description:
In the last picture, the butterfly is taking off and flying, and his tail end appears to be acting like a rudder on a plane would. The first picture is a crop from this series. All were taken in by backyard lantana patch 'MissHuff' variety.
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. - butterfliesandmoths.org
Habitat:
My lantana in my backyard, and other plants in the area.
Notes:
related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7011498
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Agraulis-vanillae
Camera note: Nikon D300s, AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED, ISO 400, f/9, cloudy weather white balance with a center-weighted average metering mode. Auto focus.
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