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Last Updated August 26, 2006
Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary
This is a Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
(Click the pic to enlarge), resting on a chrysanthemum. I took this
picture in a flower bed in front of my house last weekend. I was not
initially familiar with its identity so I had to refer to my handy
insect identification manual from my college entomology course.
Here is a page with a good description and a picture from the
USGS.
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The key Identifiers of this butterfly include the bright orange upper
side with black markings and 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing
leading edge.
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