Gulf fritillary (Dione [Agraulis] vanilla) laying an egg on a tendril of scarletfruit passionflower); other eggs and a young caterpillar seen around.

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Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) laying an egg on a tendril of scarletfruit passionflower (Passiflora foetida var. Lanuginosa); other eggs and a young caterpillar are seen on the tendril, Galveston, Texas, USA.

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Size: 4100px × 3096px
Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
Photo credit: © Ivan Kuzmin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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