Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1238166

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observation date: October 01, 2019
Submitted by: sbcsmith-rickboeth
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: We were surprised to have such a variety of butterflies in the garden on one day, and this Fritillary was a beauty spending quite a bit of time feeding leisurely throughout the afternoon. It had one encounter with a Monarch, who seemed to resent the Fritillary on lantana!! The Fritillary just moved to other plants.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: November 03, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Grundy County