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Viceroy Caterpillar - Limenitis archippus
Copyright © 2014 Nancy Kent

Viceroy Caterpillar - Limenitis archippus
Wildwood Park; Radford, Virginia, USA
May 7, 2014
I think that this is a Viceroy caterpillar. Can someone confirm or correct, please? Found it on Salix.

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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 7 May, 2014 - 9:29pm
Last updated 11 May, 2014 - 9:46pm

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… john and jane balaban, 11 May, 2014 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

Almost certainly correct,
but they are similar enough to Red-spotted Purple caterpillars that it is almost impossible to be 100% certain unless you watch them mature into adults. Usually Viceroys are on Salix and Red-spotted Purples are on Rosaceae, and this one does look like a Viceroy to me.
… David J. Ferguson, 8 May, 2014 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your input,
David. I know that those two species are hard to ID for sure until they are adults. I am content with an "almost certainly" ID!
… Nancy Kent, 8 May, 2014 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

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