Gulf Fritillary (my first)

Today we went to the Coastal Discovery Museum in Hilton Head Island, http://www.coastaldiscovery.org/ Awesome place! Lots of interesting trees & plants, history and their Diamondback Terrapin “Myrtle.” And lots of Gulf Fritillaries and Long-tailed Skippers, which do not visit Carbondale, so one of those kind-of has-to-be today's post!

Confirmed at BAMONA as “Agraulis vanillae” or “Gulf Fritillary”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1069434
» Classified as a “Stray” where I photographed it in Hilton Head.

Species page at BAMONA, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Agraulis-vanillae

Today's Long-tailed Skipper (“Urbanus proteus”), http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1069435

1 year ago (“Kalaupapa and Kalaupapa National Historical Park”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-10-01
2 years ago (“Smudged selfie”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-10-01
3 years ago (“Happy flower”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-10-01
4 years ago (“Sunset wedding reception…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-10-01

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[MaryBeth Dailey]

Very nice! I just call them Gulf Frits. Lol. Fav!

[Thom Mitchell]

@espyetta Gulf-Frit; I like that!! Wish they came this far north. :(

[Nada A.]

Just beautiful. Fav.