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Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by 1Sarah2
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Field Notes

Description:

This Gulf Fritillary was spotted from the walkway in an open air butterfly garden. Orange butterfly with elongated silver spots on a Texas Firecracker Bush .

Habitat:

Southern US, Mexico, and Central America. Spotted in a butterfly garden on a university campus, FL USA.

Reference Links:

EOL: Agraulis vanillae, Gulf Fritillary, Butterflies of Mexico & USA - Agraulis vanillae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
1Sarah2
The plant name was incorrect. I have changed it to Texas Firecracker Bush.

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PublishedOctober 12, 2011

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