Gulf Fritillary

I brought my 55-250mm lens just for the butterflies, and the Gulf Fritillaries in particular.

They don't quite make it as far north as where we live.
» See BAMONA's sightings map and note where southern Illinois ends … although they have strayed as far north as Kansas City and north-of-Cincinnati.
» See BugGuide's data for this species and note how there are sightings to the north-and-west of me and north-and-east of me. Sigh.

This was taken near the resort building and pool at Hilton Head Island, SC.

ID’ed at BAMONA as Agraulis vanillae or “Gulf Fritillary”.
Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ UK Butterflies, not present ]

[ IMG_8676S100x75Atm :: 146mm ]

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