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Unknown Caterpillar - Epargyreus clarus
Copyright © 2012 Chris Barrigar

Unknown Caterpillar - Epargyreus clarus
Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
September 4, 2011
Size: ~1.1 inch (~28mm) length
This is what was inside the folded leaves of my Amorpha fruticosa. Not too sure what species this belongs to.
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Contributed by Chris Barrigar on 12 February, 2012 - 9:32am
Last updated 12 February, 2012 - 1:43pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 February, 2012 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Skipper caterpillar
If I'm not mistaken, this is a caterpillar of the Silver-spotted Skipper. See here: Adult here:
… DeeDee, 12 February, 2012 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

 
I agree with the ID. Last su
I agree with the ID. Last summer and fall I found many of these caterpillars in the folds of leaves of Hog Peanut. They are so cute.
… Ilona L., 12 February, 2012 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

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