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Red-spotted or Viceroy? - Limenitis archippus
Copyright © 2007 Terry Allison

Red-spotted or Viceroy? - Limenitis archippus
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
September 10, 2006
Can you tell whether this is a Red-spotted or a Viceroy. I think Viceroy, but I'm not sure. Thank you for your help.

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Contributed by Terry Allison on 16 January, 2007 - 11:18am
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 6:59pm

Moved
Moved from Viceroy.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 June, 2009 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Requested information...
The caterpillar fed on cottonwood growing near a creek. I've seen both the Red-spotted and Viceroy adults there. I've added an image of the chrysalis, in case that helps. Didn't think to do it before, sorry. I raised this from the time it was small without any problem, but it disintegrated in the chrysalis for some reason. Does anyone know why that would happen?
… Terry Allison, 16 January, 2007 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Tony Thomas may give this a try
based on the size and location of the spike clusters, but it would be very helpful to him if you could describe the area where you found it and the plant species nearby. an oak-hickory woodland? an open wetland full of small willows?? something different?
… john and jane balaban, 16 January, 2007 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
My thoughts
Where the 2 species are sympatric (as here) I'm beginning to think that the caterpillars can be positively identified only by direct association with an adult. That is, by rearing from an egg laid by a known female or by rearing a larva to an adult.
Because of their large ranges it's likely that there is sufficient variation within each species that characters used to separate the species may vary from one region to another.
My best guess is this one is a Viceroy.
… A.W. Thomas, 16 January, 2007 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you...
...I appreciate the information. Hopefully I'll have better luck rearing the next one.
… Terry Allison, 17 January, 2007 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

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