CLOSED: Caterpillar ID please

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back40bean Decatur, GA(Zone 7b) Aug 15, 2012

Could someone please ID these cats. I'd also like to know the name of the vine they are on. I saw something offered at a nursery recently as a passion flower that looked very similar to this vine. I have always considered this a weed.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 15, 2012

Gulf fritillary - http://butterflies.heuristron.net/butterflies/gulf.html

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back40bean Decatur, GA(Zone 7b) Aug 15, 2012

Wow, thanks for the quick response!

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back40bean Decatur, GA(Zone 7b) Aug 16, 2012

I believe the vine is Passiflora lutea, a native with fairly inconspicuous flowers so I'll let this one stay.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 17, 2012

right now the Gulf Fritillaries and the Zebra Longwings are covering the wild passionflowers around us. such a cool sight to see.

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