Gulf Fritillary laying eggs.
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| perfect shot of momma at work |
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| Two Gulf Fritillary eggs beside each other |
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| caterpillar in its J. |
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| Our first Fritillary chrysalis. |
Captions above are thanks to Isabel. We had a lot of activity in the garden this weekend. Our Purple Passion flower has done exactly what we wanted, bring us Fritillary butterflies. I didn't think it would happen so quickly, but they are regular visitors now and our vine is loaded with caterpillars. I had to do some population management this weekend. I didn't enjoy it, but we only have one plant.
We love to watch the fritillary. It is a beautiful and friendly butterfly and is not bothered by our presence. As you can see from the pictures above, she puts on quite a show as she deposits her eggs. Look closely at the picture of the chrysalis and you will see Isa's face through the vine.
