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  1. Gulf Fritillary

    Agraulis vanillae
    You can appreciate the length of the Gulf Fritillary's proboscis when you see how deep the throat of the pentas flower is.

  2. Gulf Fritillary

    Agraulis vanillae

  3. Gulf Fritillary

    Agraulis vanillae
    This Gulf Fritillary is melanistic which means that it has more black pigmentation than a normal individual. It is the oppositie of albinism which is the lack of this pigmentation. Melanism may be caused by genetic or environmental conditions.

  4. American Lady

    Vanessa virginiensis

  5. American Lady

    Vanessa virginiensis

  6. Appalachian Brown

    Satyrodes appalachia

  7. Carolina Satyr

    Hermeuptychia sosybius

  8. Carolina Satyr

    Hermeuptychia sosybius

  9. Common Buckeye

    Junonia coenia

  10. Common Wood Nymph

    Cercyonis pegala

  11. Common Wood Nymph

    Cercyonis pegala

  12. Cuban Crescent

    Anthanassa frisia

  13. Gemmed Satyr

    Cyllopsis gemma

  14. Georgia Satyr

    Neonympha areolatus

  15. Hackberry Emperor

    Asterocampa celtis

  16. Hackberry Emperor

    Asterocampa celtis

  17. Female Julia

    Dryas iulia

  18. Julia

    Dryas iulia

  19. Julia

    Dryas iulia

  20. Little Wood Satyr

    Megisto cymela

  21. Malachite

    Siproeta stelenes

  22. Malachite

    Siproeta stelenes

  23. Many-banded Daggerwing

    Marpesia chiron

  24. Many-banded Daggerwing

    Marpesia chiron

  25. Monarch

    Danaus plexippus
    Blazing stars (Liatris sp.) are very common in our part of Florida and are an important nectar source for the monarchs as they fly south in the late fall.

  26. Monarch

    Danaus plexippus
    The monarch migration in the Florida Panhandle usually occurs when the groundsel or salt bush (Baccharis sp.) is blooming. This butterfly was one of several hundred monarchs that was "roosting" in the branches of the groundsel that is found along the coast.

  27. Painted Lady

    Vanessa cardui

  28. Painted Lady

    Vanessa cardui

  29. Pearl Crescent

    Phyciodes tharos

  30. Pearl Crescent

    Phyciodes tharos

  31. Phaon Crescent

    Phyciodes phaon

  32. Phaon Crescent

    Phyciodes phaon

  33. Female Queen

    Danaus gilippus

  34. Male Queen

    Danaus gilippus
    The dark spots on the wings near the body of this Queen butterfly are scent glands found only on males of this species.

  35. Queen

    Danaus gilippus

  36. Question Mark

    Polygonia interrogationis

  37. Question Mark

    Polygonia interrogationis

  38. Question Mark

    Polygonia interrogationis
    With wings folded, you can distnguish the Question Mark from the similar Comma by the two white marks that some say resemble a question mark.

  39. Red Admiral

  40. Red Admiral

    Vanessa atalanta

  41. Red-spotted Purple

    Limenitis arthemis

  42. Red-spotted Purple

    Limenitis arthemis

  43. Red-spotted Purple

    Limenitis arthemis

  44. Ruddy Daggerwing

    Marpesia petreus

  45. Ruddy Daggerwing

    Marpesia petreus

  46. 'Seminole' Texan Crescent

    Anthanassa texana seminole

  47. Silvery Checkerspots

    Chlosyne nycteis
    This is a mating pair of Silvery Checkerspots.

  48. Silvery Checkerspot

    Chlosyne nycteis

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