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Agraulis vanillae
Brush-footed butterfly, bright orange uppersides, irridescent spots on the undersides of wings.
Woodland edges, open shrubby fields, city gardens.
Feeds only on nectar, not pollen.
Spotted on Dec 24, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011
5 Comments
Thank you, Karen. My oversight, I typed the family name instead of the scientific name.
This is a Gulf Fritillary, but please can you correct the scientific name to Agraulis vanillae - Thanks!
Gorgeous
Lovely spot!
Welcome to Project Noah Shelli!
So so beautiful! No butterflies now in PA. :( (I did find a yellow Sulfur even in mild early December.)