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Brushfoots - family Nymphalidae

This family is called Brushfoots because of the greatly reduced male forelegs. It includes many of our best known and most conspicious butterflies, such as Fritillaries, Monarchs, Peacocks, and Zebras.

 

Gulf Fritillary - Agraulis vanillae

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Phaon Crescent - Phyciodes phaon

     

 

Zebra - Heliconius charitonius

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