A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Agraulis vanillae
Life cycle of Gulf Fritillary butterfly. 1.Laying egg 2.Egg 3.Caterpillar 4. Cocoon 5. Emergence
Open, sunny areas. Grasslands, parks and woodlands. A common butterfly seen in local gardens across the U.S.
I plant passion vines every year to attract these beautiful butterflies. This year I had over 70 cocoons under the eave of my house. I shared the experience with many children who are home schooled.
Spotted on Aug 31, 2019
Submitted on Dec 31, 2019
2 Comments
Welcome indeed! I have moved your spotting to the Arthropods section for you. The "Other" section is for organisms that don't fit in the others.
Hi Darlene6, great notes! Welcome to the Project Noah community :)