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caterpillar - Chlosyne nycteis
Copyright © 2017 Judy Gallagher

caterpillar - Chlosyne nycteis
Jones Preserve, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
May 3, 2017
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Contributed by Judy Gallagher on 10 May, 2017 - 8:16am
Last updated 22 November, 2019 - 8:54pm

Moved
Moved from Brush-footed Butterflies.
… john and jane balaban, 22 November, 2019 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis for sure.
… Harry Pavulaan, 22 November, 2019 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 23 May, 2017 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Nymphalid of some kind
Maybe some kind of checkerspot?
… john and jane balaban, 10 May, 2017 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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