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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Nymphalini » Ladies and Red Admiral (Vanessa) » Red Admiral - Hodges#4437 (Vanessa atalanta)
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Red Admiral extra-colorful caterpillar - Vanessa atalanta
Copyright © 2009 Abigail Parker

Red Admiral extra-colorful caterpillar - Vanessa atalanta
Beck Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 13, 2009
Size: 17 mm
Discovered on the same ragweed plant I'd collected a dark-colored Red Admiral caterpillar from. I went to gather more leaves, noticed another leaf shelter, and couldn't resist taking this beauty home.

It remained red and yellow, with light-colored spines, as a caterpillar and prepupa. The pupa was also slightly paler than that of the dark-colored caterpillar.

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


Plant: Ragweed (Artemisia sp.)

Images of this individual: tag all
Red Admiral extra-colorful caterpillar - Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral extra-colorful caterpillar - Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral extra-colorful caterpillar - prepupa - Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral chrysalis - Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral - reared from caterpillar - Vanessa atalanta
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Contributed by Abigail Parker on 28 July, 2009 - 8:32pm
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 8:39am

Wonderful postings...
...very educational and great photos.
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