Fritillaries and Longwings - Butterflies of the Sabinal River Valley

Fritillaries & Longwings

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This Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) spent ten
days in our yard fall of 2020. First one we have had locally
since 2016, for me at least. They are LTA - less than annual.

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) are common here.

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) is also common.

The Julia was on the Rare Bfly page before, but not here.
A couple other tropical longwings have been seen at Concan.

Julia Longwing (Dryas iulia) at a lantana in Utopia, Nov. 3. 2007. Related to the more familiar Zebra Longwing, but rarer here. With ridiculously long and narrow wings. Nothing like it here. In 2 of 10 years had a total of 4 individuals. Then one in 2016 was the first since the drought. But not one since then.

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Zebra Longwing (Heliconian) (Heliconius charithonia)
A big invasion into the Sabinal River Valley Aug-Nov 04 was not repeated in '05.

Gulf Fritillary (ventral) - Texas, Bandera Co.

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)