Fall is the season of Gulf Fritillaries in the Lowcountry. These medium-sized orange butterflies are often confused with Monarchs (Danaus plexippus), but it’s fairly easy to tell the difference.

Know what your Gulf fritillary larvae look like, so you don’t mistakenly kill them. ( Kye R. Lee - Staff Photographer ) The pipevine swallowtail feeding on pentas, whose large flower clusters ...

Then, perhaps, we will finally get an answer to the question of whether the Gulf Fritillary should be the official state butterfly. Lesser men would have long ago abandoned the quest to honor the ...

Gulf Fritillary.Two hundred years ago, naturalist Phillip Henry Gosse called Gulf Fritillaries "the most splendid butterflies I have seen." Their beauty still delights us today. Eastern Tailed ...

House Bill 229 would make the Gulf Fritillary, scientifically known as the agraulis vanillae, Louisiana’s official state butterfly. Also called the passion butterfly, the Gulf Fritillary ...

Butterfly benefits: Several fritillary caterpillars munch on passionflower. A couple of common ones are the gulf fritillary and the variegated fritillary. Alcea rosea, Zones 2 to 10 If you want to ...