Silvery Checkerspot Caterpillar - Chlosyne nycteis

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Silvery Checkerspot Caterpillar - Chlosyne nycteis

Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 19, 2014

This caterpilllar is feeding on giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)

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Silvery Checkerspot Caterpillar - Chlosyne nycteis

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Contributed by Jeff Trahan on 12 December, 2014 - 10:43am

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