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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Eupackardia » Calleta Silkmoth - Hodges#7763 (Eupackardia calleta)
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Hungry Little Caterpillar - Eupackardia calleta
Copyright © 2014 eam218

Hungry Little Caterpillar - Eupackardia calleta
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
December 2, 2014
Size: 2 inches
eating texas sage in the afternoon. it is a chilly day about 57 degrees so they are not very active.
there are others with orange, yellow, and blue markings.
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Contributed by eam218 on 2 December, 2014 - 3:44pm
Last updated 2 December, 2014 - 5:11pm

oh sweet!
I would love to see these!
… Edna Woodward, 3 December, 2014 - 2:54am login or register to post comments

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… Ryan St Laurent, 2 December, 2014 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 2 December, 2014 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

Calleta Silkmoth cat…
Feeds on Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas Sage).

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 2 December, 2014 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

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