Gulf Fritillary Visits Horrible Thistle

            Yes, it's really named "Horrible Thistle", probably because it is densely wrapped in prickly spines.  The flowers are generally light to dark purple, occasionally in white (to be shown in another posting later).

The Gulf Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly, about 2.75" (7cm) across. 

Both can be found year-around in Florida.  This one seen at the Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Sanibel (show map)

Taken on: February 26, 2015

Tags:

Gulf Fritillary

fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Lepidoptera

Insect

orange

orange butterfly

wildflower

Horrible Thistle

Cirsium horridulum

native wildflower

Florida wildflower

purple flower

Bailey Tract

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

Sanibel Island

Gulf of Mexico

Southwest Florida

winter

February

thistle

prickly

spines

picker bush

Jan Nagalski

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Groups appears in: • Carolina's farm friends - P1/C3

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/6.3, 1/800 sec, 400mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	+2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows
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