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Dione vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758) 5938432746🪲

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SpeciesLepidopteraNymphalidae
Arthropods

🪲Gulf fritillary

Dione vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. That subfamily was formerly set apart as a separate family, the Heliconiidae. The Heliconiinae are "longwing butterflies", which have long, narrow wings compared to other butterflies.

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LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumArthropoda
  3. ›classInsecta
  4. ›orderLepidoptera
  5. ›familyNymphalidae
  6. ›genusDione
  7. ›speciesDione vanillae
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Dione vanillae (nl), Dione vanillae (cs), Dione vanillae (pt)
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