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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
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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
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
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American Snout Caterpillar
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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
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Appalachian Brown
Satyrodes appalachia
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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.
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Atala Chrysalides
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Atala Chrysalis
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Atala Chrysalides
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Atala Eggs
These large eggs of the Atala butterfly are on the Coontie (Zamia pumila).
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Atala
Eumaeus atala
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Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus
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Mating Barred Yellows
Eurema daira
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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
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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.
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Black Swallowtail Chrysalis
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Black Swallowtail Egg
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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).
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Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
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Buckeye Chrysalis
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Cabbage White Butterfly
Pieris rapae
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Carolina Satyr Egg
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Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
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Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius
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Cassius Blue Caterpillar
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Female Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius
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Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius
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Male Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
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Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
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Checkered White
Pontia protodice
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Clouded Skipper Chrysalis
This Clouded Skipper chrysalis is rolled up in one of its host plants, Wood Oats (Chasmantium sp.).
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Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillar
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Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillar
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Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillars
Cloudless Sulphur caterpillars occur in several different colors and patterns.
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Cloudless Sulphur Chrysalis
The chrysalis of the Cloudless sulphur can be either pink or green.
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Cloudless Sulphur Chrysalis
The chrysalis of the Cloudless Sulphur can be either pink or green.
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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.).
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Common Buckeye Caterpillar
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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
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Common Wood Nymph
Cercyonis pegala