My neighbor, without realizing, has the most wonderful array of flowers that attract butterflies. exico, Central America, West Indies, and parts of South America). Today this lovely Gulf Fritillary was feasting there. The underside of the wings are brownish/orange with elongated silvery white spots. Adults are migrating southward to frost-free portions of their range (Southern U.S. south through MI’ll post a pic of the upper wings later.

The underside of the wings are brownish/orange with elongated silvery white spots. Adults are migrating southward to frost-free portions of their range (Southern U.S. south through Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and parts of South America).

Taken in Cancun on the Gulf many many moons ago, we had just spend a week travelling around the Yucatan peninsula.

Cancún is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points.

Information by Wikipedia.

Texture's and effect's by William Walton & Topaz.

Afternoon at a local pond.

May be a bit old and tattered...still beautiful!

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A simple Gulf Fritillary from my garden to yours. This photo from last year heralds the return of the butterflies to my garden. The "Butterfly Days" series will continue soon. Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday!

“Every natural action is graceful.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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These beauties never cease to dazzle as they flit about the yard. It looks like my day will be filled with gorgeous colors and patterns.

Actually, my days are always filled with gorgeous colors and patterns. It's just that August and September seem to be prime time for my little flying jewels.

Have a beautiful day and happy snapping.

Agraulis vanillae

Six Mile Cypress Preserve, Fort Myers, FL.

The day begins on a Galveston, Texas, beach.

Gulf of Genoa. Ligurian Apennines and Ligurian Alps

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Gulf Fritillary butterfly on backyard zinnia - Morgan County, Alabama -

July 12, 2022

Exploring a patch of weeds.

Migration is on along the texas Gulf Coast.

Gulf fritillary butterfly feeding. Merritt Island National Wildlife Preserve. Black Point Wildlife Drive.

The Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus), is a brightly colored butterfly common across extreme southern portions of the United States.

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Taken Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park. Florida.