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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Admirals, Sisters (Limenitidinae) » Admirals, Sisters and Sailors (Limenitidini) » Admirals & Viceroy (Limenitis) » White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple - Hodges#4522 (Limenitis arthemis) » Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
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Red-spotted purple caterpillar (Life cycle series) - Limenitis arthemis
Copyright © 2008 Wisconsin Oecanthinancy

Red-spotted purple caterpillar (Life cycle series) - Limenitis arthemis
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
June 15, 2008
Size: 1in +/-
Life cycle for Red-spotted Purple. Caterpillar found on a birch tree (probably Yellow Birch).

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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 25 June, 2008 - 8:33pm
Last updated 26 June, 2008 - 8:43am

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