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Agraulis vanillae
2 1/2" wingspan brushfoot butterfly with vivid orange dorsal wings & a "spangled" ventral side
Semi rural wildlife habitat
On verbena boniarensis in our butterfly garden
Spotted on Aug 2, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Aaron!
Excellent shots. I've seen quite a few around my area as well.
Keith, these are actually one of our most common butterflies at this time of year! I never tire of looking at them - I think they are also one of the most beautiful species!
Nice. It looks like you are on the northern edge of their range. Is this a common sighting for your area?