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Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

The Gulf Fritillary is commonly seen in parks and gardens, as well as in open country. Its range extends from Argentina through Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean to the southern United States, as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area on the west coast. It is occasionally found farther north in the US. Wikipedia

Habitat:

Wet Prairie on Bidens...this plant was teeming with butterflies!

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Comments (4)
Arun
Please consider putting this spotting in the ‘Hunter’ mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463465
KarenSaxton
I love Bidens, but even they don't bring us the lovely exotics you have in Florida!
ceherzog
This patch of Bidens was amazing...probably 30 + butterflies flitting about...I was enchanted, even though they were common species.
KarenL
Again, I'm jealous! We get loads of gulf fritillaries round here but I haven't seen one in over a month! :(

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Butterflies of Florida
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PublishedDecember 5, 2011

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