The Gulf fritillary eats the leaves and flowers of the passion vine. This is a host plant for this particular type of butterfly, which is bright orange in color.
Gulf Fritillary was created in 1758.
The Gulf fritillary caterpillar has soft spines that do not sting. However, it is poisonous if ingested.
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It depends upon the species of caterpillar. Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat milkweed. Gulf Fritillary caterpillars eat only passionvine. Many moth caterpillars can eat several types of plants. Butterflies are the most particular. They can eat only very limited species of plants. Without those plants, they will starve. Harvester butterfly caterpillars are 'meat' eaters; they eat aphids. Some caterpillars are cannibals and will eat other caterpillars off and on, but not as their primary diet.
This caterpillar is from the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), also known as the Passion Butterfly. They feed exclusively on species of passionflower.
It's not found there currently. It's found in the Appalachians and the Ozarks.
No, Missouri does not have a state butterfly. There was a recent movement to make the Great Spangled Fritillary the state butterfly, but it didn't make it through the Legislature. Missouri does have a state insect--the honeybee.
There are some rare species like the Australian Fritillary Butterfly and other species.
Gulf Fritillary Catipillars they only feed on the passion vine
The accepted scientific name is Agraulis vanillae nigrior.
Some insect starting with the letter z are: -zoea larva -zebra butterfly -zoraptera - zerene fritillary