Buy this dead insect for local school collection projects in the following states though they probably occur also in unlisted neighboring states to some extent. Dried specimens of this species are native to or established in the following areas of the United States.
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Taxonomy | Body Length | N/A | ||
Kingdom | Animalia | Wingspan | ~75 mm | |
Phylum | Arthropoda | Life Stage | Adult | |
Class | Insecta | Status | Frozen in Glassine Envelope | |
Order | Lepidoptera | Bugguide Info & Photos | ||
Family | Nymphalidae | Range in the US | ||
Subfamily | Heliconiinae | |||
Genus | Agraulis | |||
Species | vanillae | |||
Common Name | Gulf Fritillary |