Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Other Name(s): Longwing Butterfly
Characteristics: This tropical butterfly has short hairs on its front legs, making it part of the 'brush footed' butterfly family.
The caterpillar is yellow-greenish brown with orange-brown stripes. Two horns at the head and6 rows of branching spines give the appearance of one not to be played with. In addition to its appearance, caterpillars, as well as buttterflies, are poisonous. The larvae feed on passion flower vines which contain a toxic chemical.
Sometimes, swarms of them leave Latin America into southern Texas and Florida.
General Adult Size (Length):
65mm to 80mm
(2.56in to 3.15in)
Identifying Colors: orange; white; black; brown; silver
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, the country of Mexico
Category: Butterfly or Moth
Common Name: Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Scientific Name: (Agraulis vanilliae)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Agraulis
Species: vanilliae
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