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Gulf Fritillary - Hodges#4413 (Agraulis incarnata)
Photo#4660
Copyright © 2004
Tony DiTerlizzi
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly -
Agraulis incarnata
Jupiter, Florida, USA
July 5, 2004
Shot in a dried wetland area.
...Patrick, any idea what kind of flower it's on? There were also Milkweed bugs feeding on it as well...
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Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 7 July, 2004 - 3:52pm
The flower could be buttonbush, Cephalanthus
if it was a fairly large shrub at wetland edge
Hannah N-M
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 7 July, 2004 - 5:25pm
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Buttonbush...
Thanks Hannah!
I had never encountered this type of "flower" before, so I was unsure...
btw, I've noticed you are in Gainesville...I wonder if any of the critters I've posted are similar to ones you've come across up there...
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 7 July, 2004 - 6:19pm
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Buttonbush...
Yes, I agree that is Buttonbush,
Cephalanthus occidentalis
. Seems to be quite common all over eastern US in wetlands, and very attractive to insects, esp. butterflies and syrphids.
Fact sheet
with good photos. Also check out this spiffy
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
from the University of South Florida. (Wow, that's a nice site.)
Sorry, meant to respond to this earlier. Remember, I'm a self-trained amateur botanist who usually knows his stuff, but sometimes makes
big
mistakes. Troy, your next project should be "plantguide"!
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 12 July, 2004 - 1:22pm
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Yes, I have seen some familiar faces
e.g. I often see that little white-spotted stink bug you posted recently. Your shot is better than mine though!
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 8 July, 2004 - 12:46am
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