Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00092
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
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About Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae) belongs to Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
The gulf fritillary is a bright orange butterfly with prominent silvery markings beneath the wings. Its spiny caterpillars feed on passion vines, Passiflora. Older references use Agraulis vanillae for this species. The host relationship concerns larval food; adults visiting other flowers do not imply that those flowers' plants are larval hosts.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Dione vanillae
- Common names
- Gulf Fritillary
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae) belongs to Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.