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The Unseen World of Gulf Fritillaries

Gulf Fritillaries mating in the passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Let's celebrate the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae). If you have a passionflower vine...

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Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016 at 5:08 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult butterfly (1), Agraulis vanillae (49), Art Shapiro (29), caterpillar (2), chrysalid (1), egg (2), Gulf Fritillary (22), metamorphosis (1), passionflower vine (14), UC Davis (4)

Gotta Love Those 'Cats

Mirror image--Two Gulf Fritillary caterpillars crawl along a Passiflora stem, looking for food. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

You gotta love those 'cats. Gulf Fritillary caterpillars (Agraulis vanillae) are always hungry....

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Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 5:06 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (49), Art Shapiro (29), Gulf Fritillary butterflies (8), Passiflora (20), skeletonize (1), UC Master Gardeners (1)

Sex. Passion. And a Butterfly and Passiflora

Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae) mating. In the background (at left) is a Gulf Frit caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sex. Passion. Passionflower vine. And by--what else--the "passion butterflies," Gulf...

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Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 4:53 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (49), Art Shapiro (29), Gulf Fritillaries (5), Passiflora (20), passionflower vine (14), sex (1), Western scrub jays (1)

Because Nature Isn't Perfect

A depigmentized Gulf Fritillary laying eggs on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nature isn't perfect, but neither are we! Today we watched a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)...

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Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 6:24 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (49), Art Shapiro (29), Centranthus ruber (1), Gulf Frillary (1), Jupiter''s Beard (1), Passiflora (20), UC Food Observer (1)

It's a Predatory World Out There

Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, laying an egg (see tiny yellow dot protruding from the abdomen.) (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It's a predatory world out there. Newly emerged Gulf Fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae) are...

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Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 4:22 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (49), Gulf Fritillary (22), Passiflora (20), passionflower vine (14)

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