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caterpillar on mint - Meris paradoxa

caterpillar on mint - Meris paradoxa
Salero Ranch, 4300 ft elev, 8 mi E of Tubac, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
December 5, 2015
Size: 5 cm
The white areas are washed with pink, if that is important. On Stachys coccinea (Lamiaceae, mint family). Thanks in advance for ID help!

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caterpillar on mint - Meris paradoxa caterpillar on mint - Meris paradoxa

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The Paradox?

 
That's a great match
The host plant Maurandya antirrhiniflora grows nearby--must have wandered onto the mint after eating the Maurandya.

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