Lower Delta Partnership

Protecting the lower Delta's natural resources and heritage. Enhancing the lower Delta's economic and environmental health

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

  • Gulf fritillary butterfly feeding on lantana
    Gulf fritillary butterfly feeding on lantana
  • Gulf fritillary butterfly caterpillar
    Gulf fritillary butterfly caterpillars on passionflower vine

Agraulis vanillae

Butterfly Size: 2 ½ – 3 ¾”

Habitats: Found in pastures, open fields, forest edges, and gardens

8/26/12 This Gulf Fritillary caterpillar has stripped this Passionflower vine branch

Plants for the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

HOST PLANTS

  • Purple passion-flower (maypop) vine
  • Yellow passion-flower vine

FOOD PLANTS

  • lantana and other flowering plants
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WHAT WE DO

Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership promotes and enhances the economic and environmental health of Mississippi’s Lower Delta.

We provide educational workshops and cultural programs; community and youth activities; encourage heritage, cultural, and nature tourism in our region; and act as an advocate for the South Delta.