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Agraulis vanillae
Photo take in my backyard around 10 cm wingspand. feeding on a spinach tree plant. Females are generally larger than males. The sexes are dimorphic. The upper surface of the wings is bright orange with black markings. Females are somewhat darker and more extensively marked. The forewing cell contains three black-rimmed white spots. The undersides of the wings are brown with elongated silvery-white spots.
Tropical semiarid
Spotted on Jul 4, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013
2 Comments
Tanksa Tina
What a little beauty you found there :) I like the matching stripes on the body!