August 1, 2018

Location: Lakeland, Circle B Bar Reserve

I am a Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar
I was a yellow egg, but now I'm orange and spiny.
Next, I'll go through a phase where I'm a pupa,
Then I'll be a butterfly all pretty and shiny.

Sources: UF | IFAS Featured Creatures - Gulf fritillary butterfly

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson