Corralitas Drive: Gulf Fritillary Mating Fest

Photo: Diane Edwardson, October 15, 2015.  Last week, Gulf Fritillary Butterflies (Aragulis vanaillae) have been running amok and mating in my backyard lately.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)  

Gulf Fritillaries are really striking butterflies with bright orange on the top of their wings; brown and white on the underside of their wings.  The brown is even shaded to look three dimensional.