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Silver-spotted Skipper - Hodges#3870 (Epargyreus clarus)
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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
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john and jane balaban
, 12 February, 2012 - 1:43pm
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Skipper caterpillar
If I'm not mistaken, this is a caterpillar of the Silver-spotted Skipper. See here:
Adult here:
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DeeDee
, 12 February, 2012 - 9:52am
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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.
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Ilona L.
, 12 February, 2012 - 1:17pm
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