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Susan C. Dunlap
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Susan C. Dunlap
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Susan C. Dunlap
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Agraulis vanillae

Common name: Gulf Fritillary

Feeds on these plants:

Abelia x grandiflora

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Confetti’

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Edward Goucher’

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sherwoodii’

Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunrise’

Aptenia cordifolia

Asclepias angustifolia

Asclepias asperula

Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)

Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)

Asclepias fascicularis

Asclepias hallii

Asclepias incarnata

Asclepias perennis

Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias quadrifolia

Asclepias speciosa

Asclepias subulata

Asclepias syriaca

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias viridiflora

Bidens alba

Bidens artistosa

Bidens ferulifolia

Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)

Bidens pilosa

Bidens polylepis

Buddleja alternifolia

Buddleja colvilei

Buddleja crispa

Buddleja davidii

Buddleja davidii ‘Harlequin’

Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’

Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)

Buddleja lindleyana

Buddleja marrubifolia

Buddleja saligna

Buddleja salviifolia

Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'

Buddleja x pikei

Buddleja x weyeriana

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Carphephorus odoratissimus

Centaurea americana

Centranthus ruber

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Chromolaena odorata

Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)

Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)

Conoclinium coelestinum

Conoclinium greggii

Coreopsis auriculata

Coreopsis gigantea

Coreopsis grandiflora hogg ex sweet

Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’

Coreopsis lanceolata
(sold as Tequila Sunrise)

Coreopsis maritima

Coreopsis palmata

Coreopsis rosea

Coreopsis tinctoria

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’

Coreopsis
(sold as Limerock Passion)

Dahlia hybrid

Dahlia hybrid
(sold as gallery Series)

Dahlia ‘A La Mode’

Dahlia ‘Juanita’

Dahlia ‘Yellow Dinner Plate’

Dahlia
(sold as Alfred Grille)

Dahlia
(sold as Assorted)

Dahlia
(sold as Bonaventure)

Dahlia
(sold as Dinner Plate)

Dahlia
(sold as Figaro Mix)

Dahlia
(sold as Gay Princess)

Dahlia
(sold as Mystic Desire)

Dahlia
(sold as Orange Dinner Plate)

Dahlia
(sold as Park Princess)

Dahlia
(sold as Pink Dinner Plate)

Dahlia
(sold as Prince Charming)

Dahlia
(sold as Purple Dinner Plate)

Dicentra spectabilis

Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’

Duranta erecta ‘Sapphire’

Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)

Duranta stenostachya

Echinacea angustifolia

Echinacea paradoxa

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea sanguinea

Echinacea tennesseensis

Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)

Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)

Echium candicans

Echium hybrid
(sold as Mr Happy)

Echium maculatum

Echium pininana

Echium plantagineum

Echium vulgare

Echium wildpretii

Eschscholzia californica

Eschscholzia californica
(sold as Apricot Chiffon)

Eschscholzia californica
(sold as Rose Chiffon)

Eupatorium cannabinum

Eupatorium capillifolium

Eupatorium fistulosum

Eupatorium maculatum

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Eupatorium serotinum

Eupatorium wrightii

Gaillardia pinnatifida

Gaillardia pulchella
(sold as Plume Series)

Gaillardia x grandiflora
(sold as Fanfare)

Gaillardia ‘Oranges And Lemons’

Grindelia camporum

Grindelia hirsutula

Grindelia stricta

Hamelia patens

Helianthus annuus
(sold as Junior Yellow)

Helianthus annuus
(sold as Paquito Mix)

Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’

Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)

Heliotropium curassavicum

Heliotropium curassavicumi

Heliotropium indicum

Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Aquarian)

Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Carafe series)

Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Grenache)

Hibiscus moscheutos
(sold as Splash Series)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Hawaiian Sunset’

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Amour)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Hula Girl)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Mongon Patio Tree)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Mongon)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(sold as Painted Lady)

Hibiscus syriacus

Hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue Bird’

Hibiscus syriacus ‘Helene’

Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodone’

Hibiscus syriacus
(sold as Collie Mullens)

Hibiscus trionum

Hibiscus
(sold as Fireball)

Justicia brandegeana

Justicia californica

Justicia candicans

Justicia carnea

Justicia spicigera

Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)

Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)

Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)

Lantana hirta

Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)

Lantana involucrata

Lantana montevidensis

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)

Lantana ‘Silver Mound’

Liatris ligulistylis

Liatris mucronata

Liatris punctata

Liatris pycnostachya

Liatris spicata

Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’

Matthiola hybrid

Matthiola incana

Matthiola
(sold as Harmony Cherry Blossom)

Monarda didyma

Monarda fistulosa

Monarda punctata

Palafoxia feayi

Passiflora caerulea

Passiflora edulis
(sold as Frederick)

Passiflora incarnata

Passiflora manicata

Passiflora sanguinolenta

Passiflora vitifolia

Passiflora x alato-caerulea

Passiflora x belotii

Passiflora ‘Coral Seas’

Passiflora ‘Purple Haze’

Passiflora
(sold as Lavender Lady)

Pentas species

Phyla nodifolia

Pluchea odorata

Plumbago auriculata

Plumbago auriculata ‘Alba’

Pontederia cordata

Raphanus sativus
(sold as April Cross)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Cabernet)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Cherry Belle)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as China Rose)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Chinese White)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Comet)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Crunchy Royale)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Early Scarlet Globe)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as French Breakfast)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Icicle)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Long White Icicle)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Masato Green)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Masato Red)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Minowase Early daikon)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Ping Pong)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Pink Beauty)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Red Boy)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Red Meat)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Round Black Spanish)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Sakurajima Mammoth)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Scarlet Globe)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Snow Belle)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Sparkler)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Szechuan Red)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as Tama)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as burpee white)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as champion)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as cherriette)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as lady slipper)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as plum purple)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as scarlet knight)

Raphanus sativus
(sold as summer cross)

Salvia africana-lutea

Salvia apiana

Salvia ballotiflora

Salvia blepharophylla

Salvia brandegei

Salvia buchananii

Salvia cacaliifolia

Salvia canariensis

Salvia chamaedryoides

Salvia chiapensis

Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii

Salvia clevelandii

Salvia coahuilensis

Salvia coccinea ‘Brenthurst’

Salvia coccinea ‘Lady In Red’

Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)

Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)

Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)

Salvia coerulea

Salvia confertiflora

Salvia discolor

Salvia dolomitica

Salvia elegans

Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)

Salvia farinacea

Salvia fruticosa

Salvia fulgens

Salvia gesneriiflora

Salvia glechomifolia

Salvia greggii

Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’

Salvia greggii ‘Navajo White’

Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’

Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)

Salvia hians

Salvia hybrid

Salvia indica

Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)

Salvia leucantha

Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’

Salvia leucophylla

Salvia longispicata

Salvia mellifera

Salvia mexicana

Salvia microphylla

Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’

Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)

Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)

Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)

Salvia munzii

Salvia nemorosa

Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’

Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)

Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia

Salvia officinalis

Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’

Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’

Salvia officinalis ‘Tricolor’

Salvia pachyphylla

Salvia patens

Salvia pozo blue

Salvia pratensis

Salvia regla

Salvia roemeriana

Salvia sclerea

Salvia sinaloensis

Salvia spathacea

Salvia species

Salvia splendens

Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’

Salvia uliginosa

Salvia urica

Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’

Salvia viridis

Salvia wagneriana

Salvia x jamensis

Salvia x sylvestris

Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)

Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’

Salvia ‘Waverly’

Salvia
(sold as Blue Victory)

Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)

Salvia
(sold as Salsa Purple)

Salvia
(sold as Verona)

Solidago californica

Solidago canadensis

Solidago flexicaulis

Solidago multiradiata

Solidago nultiradiata

Solidago rigida

Solidago rugosa

Solidago spectabilis

Solidago ‘Crown Of Rays’

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Stachytarpheta species

Symphyotrichum chilense

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Symphyotrichum henersonii

Symphyotrichum lateriflium

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Symphyotrichum praealtum

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Symphyotrichum spathulatum

Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Orange)

Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Yellow)

Tagetes lemmonii

Tagetes minuta

Tagetes patula

Tagetes tenuifolia

Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua orange)

Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua yellow)

Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Bonanza yellow)

Tagetes
(sold as vanilla)

Tithonia diversifolia

Tithonia rotundifolia

Verbesina encelioides

Verbesina virginica

Vernonia noveboracensis

Viola cornuta

Viola hederacea
(sold as Pansy)

Viola jooi

Viola odorata
(sold as Royal Kobe)

Viola pedata

Viola sempervirens

Viola
(sold as Angel Tiger Eye)

Viola
(sold as Coconut Swirl)

Viola
(sold as Crystal Bowl Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Dynamite Orange)

Viola
(sold as Etain)

Viola
(sold as Gem Lavender Antique)

Viola
(sold as Jolly Joker)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Blue & White)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Purple Blotch)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Yellow Blotch)

Viola
(sold as Princess Purple & Gold)

Viola
(sold as Skippy Red & Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Skippy Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Sorbet Coconut Swirl)

Viola
(sold as Sorbet Face Purple)

Viola
(sold as penny violet beason)

Viola
(sold as violet flare)

Vitex agnus-castus

Vitex negundo

Vitex trifolia sp. litoralis

Vitex trifolia
(sold as Fascination)

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)

Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)

Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)

Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)

Zinnia haageana

Zinnia peruviana

Zinnia species

Zinnia

Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)

Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)

Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)

Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)

Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)

Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)

Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)

Zinnia
(sold as Short Stuff Mix)

Zinnia
(sold as State Fair Mix)

Agraulis vanillae, the Gulf Fritillary, can be found in numerous states in the West, Midwest, South, a few in the Northeast, and in Alaska and Hawaii.
Favorite nectar plants: Asclepias, Bidens, Buddleja, Cephalanthus, Cirsium, Lantana, Liatris, Pentas, Rubus, Salvia, Tithonia, and Verbena.
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

Host plants:
Passiflora (numerous species)

The PD photos are courtesy of
Zygy,
Margarita Wilfredor,
and Margarita Wilfredor

The plate:
Sepp-Surinaamsche_vlinders_-_pl_055

CC0 image courtesy of
InsectsUnlocked

CC 2.0 images courtesy of
Bob Peterson
Christina Butler
and
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