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Agraulis Boisduval & LeConte 1835

Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus 1758)

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Heliconiini

Introduction

The Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, is a widespread, geographically variable neotropical species that occurs from the south central U. S. to southern South America. Lamas (2004) lists a second, undescribed species in the genus from Peru.

Life History

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Agraulis vanillae larva. © David Cappaert.

Agraulis vanillae larva getting ready to pupate (left, © Jerry A. Payne, USDA ARS), pupa with discarded skin of the last instar larva (center, © Donna Richardson, Royal Pest Management), freshly eclosed butterfly (right, © Jerry A. Payne, USDA ARS).  Images courtesy InsectImages.org.

References

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Michener CD. 1942. A review of the subspecies of Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus). Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae. Amer. Mus. Novit. 1215: 1-7.

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Scientific Name Agraulis vanillae
Acknowledgements Photograph courtesy InsectImages.org (#2187046)
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage adult
Copyright © Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia
Scientific Name Agraulis vanillae
Location Monroe County, Florida, USA
Acknowledgements Photograph courtesy InsectImages.org (#2131065)
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage adult
Copyright © David Cappaert
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Agraulis Boisduval & LeConte 1835. Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus 1758). Version 19 February 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Agraulis_vanillae/70429/2007.02.19 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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