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Passion Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by MUSE
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The Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) is a bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Heliconiinae. It was formerly classified in a separate family, the Heliconiidae or longwing butterflies, and like other longwings this species does have long, rather narrow wings in comparison with other butterflies. It is not closely related to the true fritillaries. It is the only member of genus Agraulis.-Wikipedia

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ForestDragon
Beautiful spotting! I just wanted to let you know that I removed this spotting from the Moths of the World mission and the Signs of Wildlife mission for you.
MUSE
Thanks, RiekoS
MUSE
Thank u Jemma ...

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