NYMPALIDAE

Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus), 1758

English name: Gulf fritillary (Passion vine butterfly)
Japanese name: Hyoumon-doku-cho
Distribution:
Distribution in Hawaii: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii
Host Plants: Passionflower vines (Passiflora spp.)
Fleights: Multi-brooded
Habitat:

Comments:

adult butterflies early stages host plants & habitat other resources
Adult butterflies
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 11, 2004. Very small individual
measured barely one and a half inches.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
January 11, 2004.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
November 11, 2003 Nectaring on a sunflower.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
November 11, 2003 Nectaring on a sunflower.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
November 11, 2003 Nectaring on a sunflower.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
November 11, 2003 Nectaring on a sunflower.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
November 9, 2003
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
November 9, 2003
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
October 24, 2003
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
October 24, 2003
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
October 24, 2003
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The St. Benedictfs Catholic Church in Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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The St. Benedictfs Catholic Church in Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. August 3, 2003.
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Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
May 11, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my08m.jpg (153KB)
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St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. June 2, 2002.
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St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. June 2, 2002.
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St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau,
Big Island of Hawaii. June 2, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02JN21M.JPG (124KB)
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Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
March 29, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HI08M.JPG (114KB)
Copyright (c) 2002 Takashi Kumon
Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
March 29, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HI16M.JPG (108KB)
Close-up: T02HI16L.JPG (128KB)
Copyright (c) 2002 Takashi Kumon
Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
March 29, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HI17M.JPG (169KB)
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Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
March 31, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HI87M.JPG (84KB)
Copyright (c) 2002 Takashi Kumon
Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
March 31, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HI88M.JPG (89KB)
Copyright (c) 2002 Takashi Kumon
Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
March 31, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HID1M.JPG (118KB)
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Aiea Heights Dr., Honolulu, Oahu.
March 31, 2002.
Photo by T. Kumon. T02HIE7M.JPG (124KB)
Copyright (c) 2002 Takashi Kumon
Kamehameha Akahi Birthsite, Big Island of Hawaii.
February 23, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02FE66M.JPG (101KB)
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Kamehameha Akahi Birthsite, Big Island of Hawaii.
February 23, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02FE67M.JPG (116KB)
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Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain
Cook, Big Island of Hawaii. February 2, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02FE01M.JPG (84KB)
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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park,
Big Island of Hawaii. January 27, 2002.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J02JA02M.JPG (123KB)
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Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau State Monument,Oahu.
December 26, 2001.
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Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau State Monument,Oahu.
December 26, 2001.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J01DE04M.JPG (77KB)
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Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau State Monument,Oahu.
December 26, 2001.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J01DE05M.JPG (121KB)
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At the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Oahu.
December 8, 2001.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J01DE01M.JPG (134KB)
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Honolulu Zoo, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
October 9, 2001.
Mating pair
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Palikea Trail, Oahu.
November 19, 2000.
Photo by Jim Snyder. J00NO01M.JPG (118KB)
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Meyer Sugar Plantation in Kualapu'u, Moloka'i.
December 10, 2000.
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Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
August 27, 2000.

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Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
August 27, 2000.

Photo by T. Kumon. T00HI68M.JPG (73KB)
Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
August 27, 2000.

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Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
August 27, 2000.

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Aiea Loop Trail, Honolulu, Oahu.
August 27, 2000.

Photo by T. Kumon. T00HI92M.JPG (41KB)
Early stages
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
May 11, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my04m.jpg (111KB)
Close-up: j03my04l.jpg (68KB)
Copyright (c) 2003 Jim Snyder
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
May 11, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my07m.jpg (126KB)
Close-up: j03my07l.jpg (67KB)
Copyright (c) 2003 Jim Snyder
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
May 11, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my09m.jpg (147KB)
Close-up: j03my09l.jpg (89KB)
Copyright (c) 2003 Jim Snyder
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.
May 11, 2003.
Photo by Jim Snyder. j03my10m.jpg (172KB)
Close-up: j03my10l.jpg (96KB)
Copyright (c) 2003 Jim Snyder
Honolulu Zoo, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
October 9, 2001.
An egg on the host plant, Passion Flower (Passiflora spp.).
Photo by Jim Snyder. J01OC02M.JPG (68KB)
Copyright (c) 2001 Jim Snyder
Honolulu Zoo, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu.
October 9, 2001.
A larva on Passion Flower.
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