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Gulf Fritillary butterfly larva

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by hg_williams3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black/brown body with orange markings and soft barbed spikes running down it length.

Habitat:

lays eggs almost exclusively under passion flower

Notes:

I found the second pic interesting because the pattern on its back gradually forms a butterfly near the head

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Gulf Fritillary

Species ID Suggestions

Gulf fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

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KarenL
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Comments (2)
hg_williams3
thanks KarenL ive been wondering since the lavra look almost nothing like the do on the internet

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