Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1057423

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observation date: July 18, 2015
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed while birding Willow Lake Unit of Catahoula NWR in La Salle Parish. Habitat: weedy/grassy meadow w/ wildflowers across the road from second-growth bottomland hardwoods. Conditions: approx. mid-morning, sunny, warm/hot, light breeze. Butterfly nectaring on wildflowers including those in photograph (ironweed?).
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: July 27, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, La Salle Parish