BUTTERFLIES ON ABACO (9): GULF FRITILLARIES
It’s been a while since any papilionidae made an appearance on these pages – and much longer since a Gulf fritillary Agraulis vanillae flew in. These very pretty butterflies are far from rare, but like the ATALA hairstreak, they are always a pleasure to see. Here are a few to enjoy.
Credits: Charles Skinner (1, 2, 6, 8), Rhonda Pearce (7), Keith Salvesen (3, 4, 5)
ROLLING HARBOUR ABACO 
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Beautiful butterfly photos! I’ve been watching the butterflies in our garden but they’re too fast for me to catch, particularly the cabbage whites!
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Annoying, aren’t they, with all that restless flittering and fluttering. And if they decided to pause, and you poke the camera lens too close, off they go again. Frustrating. Even birds sit fairly still sometimes… RH
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It takes incredible patience to photograph butterflies with this kind of clarity. Really lovely post, RH. I like them all but my favorite is the last one by K. Salveson.
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Well that’s an interesting choice. And a tactful one. I’ll pass your kind observation on to the photographer. Oh. It’s me! RH
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lol…lol. 😀
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I like butter flies, have been swarmed 2X by Monarchs !
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Wow nice piks
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Thanks for that. They stay for longer than some species! RH
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