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Pearl Crescent - Hodges#4481 (Phyciodes tharos)
Photo#238358
Copyright © 2008
Dan Leeder
Caterpillar -
Phyciodes tharos
Camden County, New Jersey, USA
September 2, 2008
Size: ~1.5 inch
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Contributed by
Dan Leeder
on 6 November, 2008 - 9:08pm
Last updated 3 May, 2009 - 8:45pm
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David J. Ferguson
, 3 May, 2009 - 8:45pm
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This one is similar to...
...something in the genus Phyciodes, but I'm not an expert.
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Carmen Champagne
, 6 November, 2008 - 9:21pm
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I expect not Phyciodes
The structure of the spines is different in the family Nymphalidae. This will be some species of moth, but I would only be guessing at the family.
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David J. Ferguson
, 8 November, 2008 - 6:55pm
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Could this be a Buckeye caterpillar? I have photographed buckeye's in the same area and it looks similar to those in the guide.
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Dan Leeder
, 17 November, 2008 - 7:42pm
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I was wrong
After refamiliarizing myself with
Phyciodes
caterpillars, this does indeed look like
Phyciodes
, but definitely not Junonia. Based on location and coloration, it is probably
Phyciodes tharos
.
I came back looking for this one a while back, but lost track of where it was on BugGuide. Finally stumbled on it again just now. Sorry about the long delay in getting back to it.
3 May, 2009 - 7:42pm
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David J. Ferguson
, 18 November, 2008 - 4:21pm
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Thanks for the update David.
I noticed the other Phyciodes tharos caterpillars in the guide are of a different color variation than this one. Is that common?
Thanks again!
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Dan Leeder
, 3 May, 2009 - 9:31pm
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