Lanikai Pillbox Trail

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November 17, 2014
Gulf Fritillary (upper view)
Gulf Fritillary (partial underwing view)

We hiked Lanikai Pillbox Trail (Kailua, HI) on Wednesday (11/12) which was sunny and altogether an excellent time (perhaps the least scary hike of the trip). I spent a good while chasing butterflies (while someone else geocached) and since it was hot, these were very active and not into keeping still.

After getting back to the hotel, I noted that since Hawaii has only 18 butterfly species, it's pretty trivial to identify them. In any case, this is a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae).

I am now blogging this from somewhere over upstate NY, due to the wonders of in-flight wifi, and feeling very modern.

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