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Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Description:

Large orange helliconian

Habitat:

In neighborhoods with Passion vine...

Notes:

Mexican butterfly that moved up with the introduction of Passiflora into Californian nurseries.

1 Species ID Suggestions

ceejayalyssa
ceejayalyssa 10 years ago
Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly
Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary


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1 Comment

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

Now if it would only move a bit further north - we have passion vine that lives here too. Love these guys

Liam OBrien
Spotted by
Liam OBrien

San Francisco, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 28, 2013
Submitted on Jul 2, 2013

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