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Gulf Fritillary Gulf Fritillary nectaring on one of the blazing star asters. This one had been around a bit. They can live for up to about six months because they eat pollen as well as nectar. Agraulis vanillae,Fall,Geotagged,Gulf fritillary,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary nectaring on one of the blazing star asters. This one had been around a bit. They can live for up to about six months because they eat pollen as well as nectar.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Captured in November, that is quite late indeed. Great composition! Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Meryl Green's profile
    Meryl Green
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    It helps November, especially the beginning, is still in the 27 - 32 degree range :P. I volunteered on a year-round count for several years and we found that late October to early November is peak butterfly season for this part of Florida, with a smaller peak in the spring. (The least number appears in the winter, of course, but there are still some about!) Posted 10 years ago

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The Gulf fritillary

The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly is a bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Heliconiinae. It was formerly classified in a separate family, the Heliconiidae or longwing butterflies, and like other longwings this species does have long, rather narrow wings in comparison with other butterflies.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Meryl Green
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By Meryl Green

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Uploaded Jan 25, 2015. Captured Nov 1, 2014 11:37 in Unnamed Road, Oak Hill, FL 32759, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T3
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 250mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.