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Gulf fritillary or the Passion butterfly
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_fritillary
Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae, formery Agraulis vanillae). The caterpillars feed on the two native species of Passiflora, but the adults will take nectar from many plants. Glynn County, Georgia.
GULF FRITILLARY OR PASSION BUTTERFLY (dione vanillae) - Composition Sunday
© Erik McGregor - erikrivas@hotmail.com - 917-225-8963
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_fritillary
The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (Dione vanillae) is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. The Heliconiinae are "longwing butterflies", which have long, narrow wings compared to other butterflies.
They are most commonly found in Florida and Texas, but this one was seen in a garden in Franklin, TN.
The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly is a striking, medium-sized butterfly. I was fortunate to get to photograph several of these over a long period recently, and I have the sunburn to prove it. (ha)
With many attempts, including this one, I tried to capture each side of the wings in a single frame, so you can easily see how stunning it is on both the dorsal (top) view and ventral (underside) view. The top view is a deep orange with black streaks, with the underside an amazing mix of colors and white spots. The top view has many cool facets that I will explain in more detail on future photographs, where I have captured more awesome detail.
Photographed with a vintage Carl Zeiss Jenna 180mm/2.8 lens, manual focus.
Gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae).
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas.
Photo # DSCF5980c16x9.
(c) Kelly Shipp
A Gulf fritillary (Passion butterfly) caterpiller (Agraulis vanillae)
Canon EOS 80D
Took this last summer. This is the same one that kept landing on us. Finally it moved on to the flowers.
(I keep finding sooo many digital photos that I’ve never shared lol)
Canon EOS 80D
Took this last summer. This one kept landing on me then Sadie. We trailed it through a summer garden in a park, watching it and interacting with it and taking photos. Here, it perched on Sadie’s finger. I think I could photograph butterflies for hours, even days, and for the rest of my life.
(I keep finding sooo many digital photos that I’ve never shared lol)
Gulf Fritillary, Passion Butterfly, Dione vanillae,, Agraulis vanillae, 6.5 - 9.5 cm. wingspan. COMMON and widespread, large butterfly of open woods, scrub, disturbed areas and gardens.
Vale Das Nascentes, São Paulo, Brazil.
©bryanjsmith.
A gulf fritillary nectaring on Lantana in my yard in El Cerrito.
Pictured in the botanical garden of Teotihuacán
Two Passion butterflies (Dione vanillae) showing passion
Two Passion butterflies (Dione vanillae) showing passion
nectaring on Lantana
