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American Lady - Hodges#4434 (Vanessa virginiensis)
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Copyright © 2015
Kate Marianchild
Lepidopteran larva -
Vanessa virginiensis
in an oak woodland northwest of town at about 1000, Mendocino County, California, USA
April 9, 2015
Size: about 1.5 inches
This caterpillar was on the ground on a rocked but little used roadway.
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Kate Marianchild
on 9 April, 2015 - 9:24pm
American lady larva
Oops, I mean Josiah. Do you know what instar mine is? I gather the difference in the bristles isn't significant? I just read about the nests they make. Could it be planning to make one from the tiny plants it is facing on the ground?
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, 9 April, 2015 - 10:13pm
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, 9 April, 2015 - 9:29pm
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