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Unknown Caterpillar
Copyright © 2020 Hal Livings

Unknown Caterpillar
20 miles southwest of Llano, Llano County, Texas, USA
May 12, 2020
Size: Length just over 1 inch

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Contributed by Hal Livings on 12 May, 2020 - 6:02pm
Last updated 7 September, 2021 - 2:31pm

Looks to be
one of the Nymphalids - maybe
… john and jane balaban, 12 May, 2020 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I just submitted another spec
I just submitted another specimen that was on the same plant yesterday. This is the new submit: . It seems possible that these are 2 different instars of the same species. Seems like they could both be Vanessa cardui.
… Hal Livings, 13 May, 2020 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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