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Bordered Patch - Chlosyne lacinia
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Bordered Patch - Chlosyne lacinia
Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 23, 2004
Typical dark form Bordered Patch caterpillar.
Contributed by tom murray on 7 November, 2005 - 10:39pm

Tom, can you check out
and and see what you think?
… john and jane balaban, 31 December, 2007 - 9:22am

 
Probably the same
or at least the same genus. The way I got mine identified was at a NABA meeting field trip led by Kim Garwood and Richard Lehman. They're both very active in Texas/Mexico, and knowledgeable about their local butterflies.
… tom murray, 31 December, 2007 - 12:13pm

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