Gulf Fritillary  -  Agraulis vanillae - Butterfly Emergence
Home  -     Butterflies    -   Swallowtails     -   Whites and Sulphurs    -  Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues & Metalmarks    -     Brushfoots     -     Skippers   
 Photo & Other  Details   -    Characteristics & Utah Range Map

Scroll down to see all photos of Butterfly Emerging from pupa  - For other photos/information,  click on 

FEMALE TO MALE COMPARISON     ADULT    LARVA     PUPA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

From Larva #2 - November 25, 2006
Pupa just broke open 11:07 A.M. Butterfly emerging 11:08 A.M. November 25, 2006

antennae are now out
butterfly completely out of pupa

wings expanding
AT 11:13 A.M.
From Larva #1 November 24,  2006

butterfly just after eclosure at 3:06 P.M. November 23, 2006
3:08 P.M. November 23, 2006

newly emerged butterfly at 3:12 P.M. November 23, 2006
newly eclosed butterfly


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Ova and larva collected November 4, 2006 courtesy Sally Levinson,  Berkeley, California.

Butterfly from Larva #2
From 11:07 to 11:34 A.M. , November 25, 2006

Butterfly from Larva #1
November 23, 2006 - Various views of newly emerged butterfly

Host Plant
Passion Vine, variety Coral Seas
Some other varieties they like are Lavender Lady, Constance Elliott, Passiflora caeruleae.
Some varieties, like alata-caerulea, are too toxic for them.


Back to Top