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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:

Four-o-clock in wildlife habitat yard.

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1 Comment

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

This is the type of butterfly which is great looking in ventral and dorsal view.

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Aug 13, 2013

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