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White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple - Hodges#4522 (Limenitis arthemis)
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Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
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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