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  Sighting 1391256

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observation date: August 15, 2024
Submitted by: UpstateSCnaturalist
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This butterfly kept coming back to some dog feces in the yard. I have observed many of the fritillaries' catapillars on the many passionflower vines about 25 yards away here on Sam Brown Rd. in Seneca, South Carolina.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: August 16, 2024
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, South Carolina, Oconee County

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