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Anza-Borrego Caterpillar - Vanessa annabella
Copyright © 2004 Aaron Schusteff

Anza-Borrego Caterpillar - Vanessa annabella
Henderson Canyon Rd, Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
March 28, 2004
I don't know what the host plant was...this caterpillar was on a dried up plant skeleton and looked like it was perhaps going to pupate soon. A chrysalis was found on dead twigs very nearby, which may have been the same species. It was within a few feet of this chrysalis...perhaps they're the same species?

A guess...Chlosyne?
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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 27 September, 2009 - 1:42am
Last updated 8 October, 2009 - 12:01am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths following email correspondence with Lynn Monroe, coauthor of "Butterflies and their Favorite Flowering Plants - Anza-Borrego Desert State Park & Environs"(1).
… Aaron Schusteff, 8 October, 2009 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

 
Vanessa annabella immature
V. annabella adults, eggs, cats and pupae are often seen along Henderson Canyon Road on Cheeseweed (Malva parviflora--Malvaceae), one of its hosts plants, in years of adequate rainfall.
… Lynn Monroe, 9 October, 2009 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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