Gulf Fritillary 
Agraulis vanillae  incarnata
Eclosure
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From Larva #2 - November 25, 2006
Pupa just broke open 11:07 A.M. Butterfly emerging 11:08 A.M. November 25, 2006

antennae are now out
butterfly completely out of pupa

wings expanding
AT 11:13 A.M.


From Larva #1 November 24,  2006

butterfly just after eclosure at 3:06 P.M. November 23, 2006
3:08 P.M. November 23, 2006

newly emerged butterfly at 3:12 P.M. November 23, 2006
newly eclosed butterfly



Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Ova and larva collected November 4, 2006 courtesy Sally Levinson,  Berkeley, California.

Butterfly from Larva #2
From 11:07 to 11:34 A.M. , November 25, 2006

Butterfly from Larva #1
November 23, 2006 - Various views of newly emerged butterfly

Host Plant
Passion Vine, variety Coral Seas
Some other varieties they like are Lavender Lady, Constance Elliott, Passiflora caeruleae.
Some varieties, like alata-caerulea, are too toxic for them.


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