The passion flower vine is a favorite of Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae) and host plant for their young caterpillars. I captured these shots at Buchanan’s Native Plants nursery last week.
Adult laying eggs
Caterpillar on Passion Flower Vine
Tiny caterpilar
Jacqueline D'Elia Computer geek that loves writing, photography, and building wordpress sites. Earned a BS in Horticulture at Texas A&M. She gardens in Houston Texas and enjoys growing organic food in her raised bed garden. You can follow her garden antics on Twitter @JDElia. Her day job? Selling real estate at RE/MAX Vintage in Houston.
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I believe I have the Gulf Fritillary catterpiller on my miniture pansies. Where do they go from there? How long do I leave the plants there? Thanks