Any ideas what kind of butterfly this will be?

Tolleson, AZ(Zone 9a)

I have these guys covering all of my passion vines. Any ideas on what they will turn out to be?

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Edinburg, TX

Marie,

Those are Gulf Fritillary caterpillars!!! Congrats!!! The butterflies are beauties! Hope you put those cats back on the passion vines :o)

~ Cat

Here's what a Gulf Frit looks like. Am sure you've seen them flitting around your vines looking for the perfect place to lay eggs :o)



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Edinburg, TX

...and the underside of the wings...it has a gorgeous salmon coloring on the underside of the forewings as well as lots of silver lined markings.

~ Cat

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Palm Harbor, FL(Zone 9b)

Marie- It looks like there's alot of purple coloring on those cats...Is there? Theres never purple on the Frit's in my area.! Cool!

Adrienne

Tolleson, AZ(Zone 9a)

Thanks everyone those are it. I guess I should have put two and two together!! I have so many of these it seemed like it was raining buterflies in my yard!!!

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Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a)

Great shots Marie! I love the GFs. You will have loads of photo ops too.

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