Agraulis Vanilla "Gulf Fritillary Butterfly" from Eden of Wings Nursery

Wingspan: 3" to 3.5 in.

Wings relatively long, tips drawn out and rounded. Brilliant fiery orange above with fritillary like black bars and dots (white pupil led basally) and veins. Female has heavy black chalice border on dew. Large, long, bright silver ovals dominate vhw and apical vfw. This butterfly makes its home mostly around the Gulf of Mexico, but it does wander as far north as parts of the Midwest in Summer. Cold temperatures send adults back south in fall, though. There are one or two generations each year. The caterpillar's harmless spines are dull yellow after a molt and turn black after Tye've dried, usually by the following day.

Larva: The caterpillar is orange with dark green stripes. each body segment has a transverse row of long black spines. The head has a similar pair of spines at the top.

Pupa: The pupa is light brown with pinkish white patches on the abdomen, It closely resembles a dead leaf.

If you are looking for several species of host plants for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, our Nursery Eden of Wings carries these plants year-round and you can also order them on our website: www.edenofwings.com

What is the Host Plants for the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly?  "Passifloraceae Family"

* Passiflora Incarnata  (purple passionflower)

* Passiflora Lutea  (yellow passionflower)

* Passiflora Suberosa (corkystem passionflower)