Gulf Fritillary Butterflies and Caterpillars
by Jacqueline D'Elia on September 18, 2011 · 0 comments
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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
Freelance garden writer, photographer, wordpress blog designer, and computer geek. 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.