Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae: Taxonomy | Photographs

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Insecta (true insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and their caterpillars)
Family: Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
Genus: Agraulis
Species: Agraulis vanillae
Common Names: Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Photos

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Agraulis vanillae - Gulf fritillary butterfly feeding on the flower of Spanish needles (Bidens alba).
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
St. Marks, FL
October 16, 2004
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Agraulis vanillae - Gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) on pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata).
Lake Jackson
Tallahassee, FL
May 29, 2004
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Photo added to site: Jun 1 2004

Agraulis vanillae - feeding on flower of Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Agraulis vanillae - This is the same butterfly as in the above photo.
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Agraulis vanillae - This is the same butterfly as in the above photo, partly displaying its ventral patterns.
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Agraulis vanillae - Gulf fritillary caterpillar (Agraulis vanillae) feeding on its favorite plant, the leaf of a purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Lake Jackson
Tallahassee, FL
June 8, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp

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Agraulis vanillae - Very young gulf fritillary caterpillar (Agraulis vanillae) on the underside of a purple passionflower leaf (Passiflora incarnata)
Lake Jackson
Tallahassee, FL
June 8, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp

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Agraulis vanillae - larvae (caterpillars) feeding
Monticello, FL
July, 2000
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Agraulis vanillaeGulf Fritillary Butterfly

Taxonomic Classification

Photos

Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly