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Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Description:

Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots. Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 inches (6.3 - 9.5 cm).

Habitat:

Native plant school garden.

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3 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 10 years ago

Thank you. The colors complemented very nicely.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

lovely composition!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

these are such lovely butterflies!

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2013
Submitted on Jul 24, 2013

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