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Silver-spotted Skipper - Hodges#3870 (Epargyreus clarus)
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Cliff Ivy
Caterpillar -
Epargyreus clarus
Christmas Tree Lake, Fort Chaffee WMA6i , Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
September 10, 2017
in leaf fold of legume vine
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Contributed by
Cliff Ivy
on 11 September, 2017 - 11:05pm
Last updated 16 October, 2017 - 5:03pm
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Cliff Ivy
, 16 October, 2017 - 5:03pm
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Kyhl Austin
, 22 September, 2017 - 7:58pm
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Epargyreus clarus?
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metrioptera
, 12 September, 2017 - 8:17am
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skeptical
I'm skeptical, I don't recall the brown area behind the head on the Epargyreus clarus that I have had in my yard.
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aphid
, 12 September, 2017 - 9:58am
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okay, I agree
not that you need my vote
The BugGuide page has some photos of caterpillars with that coloration behind the head, like this one http://bugguide.net/node/view/988566
could that be a variation in the population, or maybe they develop that color close to when they go form a chrysalis? I don't remember ever seeing one like that around where I live
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aphid
, 12 September, 2017 - 10:20am
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