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Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae
You can appreciate the length of the Gulf Fritillary's proboscis when you see how deep the throat of the pentas flower is.
Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae
This Gulf Fritillary is melanistic which means that it has more black pigmentation than a normal individual. It is the oppositie of albinism which is the lack of this pigmentation. Melanism may be caused by genetic or environmental conditions.
American Lady Caterpillar
American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis
American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis
American Snout Caterpillar
American Snout

Libytheana carinenta
Note the long snout of this butterfly. American Snouts often land on people because they love to drink sweat.
American Snout

Libytheana carinenta
Appalachian Brown

Satyrodes appalachia
Arogos Skipper Chrysalis

I consider myself fortunate to have seen the Arogos Skipper adults and this chrysalis. It is seen in only a very few sites in Florida.
Atala Chrysalides
Atala Chrysalis
Atala Chrysalides
Atala Eggs

These large eggs of the Atala butterfly are on the Coontie (Zamia pumila).
Atala

Eumaeus atala
Banded Hairstreak

Satyrium calanus
Mating Barred Yellows

Eurema daira
Bartram's Scrub-hairstreak

Strymon acis
This female Scrub-hairstreak just laid the egg seen in the photo on her host plant, Pineland Croton (Croton linearis.
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

This symmetrical pair of Black Swallowtail caterpillars was on Rue in our herb garden. Young caterpillars at this stage have "saddles" on ther backs.
Black Swallowtail Chrysalis
Black Swallowtail Egg
Female Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes
You can tell that this is a female by noting the additional blue in its hindwings near her tails.
Male Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes
The male Black Swallowtail has much less blue on its hindwings near its tails.
Brown Elfin Caterpillar

It was recently learned that Brown Elfins populate parts of the Florida Panhandle. They feed on the flowers of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia).
Brown Elfin

Callophrys augustinus
Buckeye Chrysalis
Cabbage White Butterfly

Pieris rapae
Carolina Satyr Egg
Carolina Satyr

Hermeuptychia sosybius
Carolina Satyr

Hermeuptychia sosybius
Cassius Blue Caterpillar
Female Cassius Blue

Leptotes cassius
Cassius Blue

Leptotes cassius
Male Ceraunus Blue

Hemiargus ceraunus
You can see the beautiful blue on this male with open wings.
Ceraunus Blue

Hemiargus ceraunus
Checkered White

Pontia protodice
Clouded Skipper Chrysalis

This Clouded Skipper chrysalis is rolled up in one of its host plants, Wood Oats (Chasmantium sp.).
Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillar
Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillar
Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillars

Cloudless Sulphur caterpillars occur in several different colors and patterns.
Cloudless Sulphur Chrysalis

The chrysalis of the Cloudless sulphur can be either pink or green.
Cloudless Sulphur Chrysalis

The chrysalis of the Cloudless Sulphur can be either pink or green.
Common Buckeye Caterpillar

Common Buckeyes use many host plants in the Broomrape family (OROBANCHACEAE){formerly included in the SCROPHULARIACEAE or Snapdragon family) including the False Foxglove (Agalinis sp.).
Common Buckeye Caterpillar
Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia
Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala