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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae

Description:

Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots.

Habitat:

Pastures, open fields, second-growth subtropical forest and edges, city gardens.

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4 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

glad you enjoyed it Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

love that first photo!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

Gracias. Lindisisiisisma este!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Intenso color muy bella

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Sanibel, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 3, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2012

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