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Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary butterfly drinking nectar from Porter Weed. Bright orange butterfly with streaks of black throughout. Three black-encircled white spots on edge of forewing. Underside is brown and orange with iridescent silver spots.
Found to inhabit pastures, open fields, second-growth subtropical forests and edges, home and city gardens.
This butterfly was drinking nectar from Porter Weed in my home garden.
Spotted on Sep 5, 2012
Submitted on Sep 5, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you Melissa!!!
Nice spotting and photo! Thank you for posting to Florida's Flora & Fauna mission!
Thank you!!!
fabulous shot