Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary, like this one here, is pretty rare here in the Eastern Shore, coming up from the south usually in late August through early October. This Gulf was seen at the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge on the 6th October, and is the only one that was seen this fall that I know of. They are reported almost annually here, but always in very low numbers. A quite large butterfly with an orange, bat wing appearance and silver spots separate them from all other butterflies one would expect in this area.