Passion Butterfly
by Deena Stoddard
Title
Passion Butterfly
Artist
Deena Stoddard
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Gulf fritillary is a brightly colored butterfly at home in most open, sunny habitats, it frequents roadsides, disturbed sites, fields, open woodlands, pastures, yards, and parks. It is a regular in most butterfly gardens, including those in more urban settings. The Gulf fritillary occurs throughout the southern United States southward through Mexico, Central America and the West Indies to South America. In Florida, it can be found in all 67 counties. This butterfly undergoes distinct seasonal movements each year. Adults move northward in spring and form temporarily breeding colonies throughout the southeast. Individual vagrants may occasionally reach into the central U.S., but rarely into the Midwest. This beautiful specimen made it all the way into southwest Missouri where this photo was captured.
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November 18th, 2012
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