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Passion Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae

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Field Notes

Description:

Found a lovely trio of these butterflies outside in my yard, relaxing on an oleander as the sun sets and the air cools.

Notes:

Love that small red area on their wings!

Reference Links:

Gulf Fritillary

Species ID Suggestions

Gulf fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

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KarenL
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Comments (4)
Ivan Rodriguez
Thank you textless! I wish you could of seen how it looks with open wings! Poor guy appeared to be camera-shy, unfortunately.
Ivan Rodriguez
Thanks once again Karen! I do have to agree that they are amazing creatures, might have a new favorite myself.
KarenL
They are beautiful! Probably my favorite US butterfly!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2011

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