#3069 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

LCleast concern 🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly ( Agraulis vanillae ) is a bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Heliconiinae. That subfamily was formerly set apart as a separate family, the Heliconiidae. The Heliconiinae are "longwing butterflies", which have long, narrow wings compared to other butterflies. Gulf fritillary is the only member of genus Agraulis .

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 194,657iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
194,657 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).