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Calleta Silkmoth - Hodges#7763 (Eupackardia calleta)
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Copyright © 2014
eam218
Hungry Little Caterpillar -
Eupackardia calleta
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
December 2, 2014
Size: 2 inches
eating texas sage in the afternoon. it is a chilly day about 57 degrees so they are not very active.
there are others with orange, yellow, and blue markings.
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Contributed by
eam218
on 2 December, 2014 - 3:44pm
Last updated 2 December, 2014 - 5:11pm
oh sweet!
I would love to see these!
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Edna Woodward
, 3 December, 2014 - 2:54am
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Ryan St Laurent
, 2 December, 2014 - 5:11pm
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Ryan St Laurent
, 2 December, 2014 - 5:11pm
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Calleta Silkmoth cat…
Feeds on
Leucophyllum frutescens
(Texas Sage).
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 2 December, 2014 - 4:46pm
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