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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Ladies and Red Admirals (Vanessa) » Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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Red Admiral caterpillar - prepupa - Vanessa atalanta
Copyright © 2009 Abigail M. Parker

Red Admiral caterpillar - prepupa - Vanessa atalanta
Beck Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 19, 2009
Size: 20 mm, ~4/5 inch
Measured from the point of attachment on the leaf to the lowest point of the body's curve, not including spines.

Compare its light-colored relative, photographed at the same time:

Images of this individual: tag all
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Contributed by Abigail M. Parker on 28 July, 2009 - 8:19pm
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 10:32am

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