Gulf Fritillary
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SpookyShoe
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Gulf Fritillary
It's been a long time since I've seen one of these. Welcome back. Host plant is passion vine, of which I have plenty. This one decided to hang out on mulch.
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Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
Lovely! You're lucky to be able to grow Passion Vine year-round AND to have the Gulf Fritilary 
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
And regardless of what they look like the caterpillars are harmless and don't sting.
But they can eat the vine to the ground.
But they can eat the vine to the ground.
Worth
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
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SpookyShoe
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
Here you can see some of the underside of the wing.
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Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
This is not my coneflower. I took this photo at a plant nursery this morning.
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Donna, zone 9, El Lago, Texas
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
Pretty! I haven't seen any around here yet. In fact, most of the butterflies aren't out and about here yet.
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SpookyShoe
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
They are here in full force. This morning they (the GFs) were on pentas, Mystic Spires blue salvia, and milkweed.
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
Frit visiting clasping heliotrope... Frits are common here... Of course... those passion flowers are like 'weeds' here... I don't pull them, but everybody else seems to... sad, you don't value what you have...
Here's a black form tiger swallowtail....
Here's a black form tiger swallowtail....
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On pentas.
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The Gulf Fritillaries were out today on the red and white pentas, and even periwinkle. Not bad for the last day in October.
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Re: Gulf Fritillary
The Gulf Fritillary out on Halloween. What a treat. They look like pumpkins, spice and everything nice.
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Tiny caterpillar on the passion vine (the host plant of the GF) today.
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These are really nice shots! StunningSpookyShoe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 10:53 am The Gulf Fritillaries were out today on the red and white pentas, and even periwinkle. Not bad for the last day in October.
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Gulf Fritillary on a marigold blossom.
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