Agraulis vanillae, Gulf fritillary

The Gulf fritillary is found mostly in the Southern U.S. and into Mexico. Their host plants are passionflower vines.

The larvae are generally bright orange with black spines and darker stripes down the body. According to BugGuide, “there is a larval variant with purple/lavender stripes, seen mostly in Texas” (where I live), seen in the last photo.

For more information: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/gulf_fritillary.htm 

(Photos by me)

Did I mention that time my aunt came over while my sister and I were playing smash bros and so her first exposure to smash bros was my sis playing as shirtless shulk and I as mewtwo and then my aunt thought mewtwo was a squirrel