This Gulf fritillary was frittering away in the garden.

Gulf fritillary

A Dione vanillae, at about 3 inches wingspan, looks small beside the cucumber plants.

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Also known as passion butterfly, because its caterpillar grows from eggs planted on maypops, aka passion flowers, Passiflora incarnata.

Dione vanillae

There are maypops nearby. Maybe pictures of them later.

Wings spread

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