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Caterpillar - Euscirrhopterus gloveri
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Caterpillar - Euscirrhopterus gloveri
Montosa Cny, St Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 31, 2008
Size: ca 1.5 in
Sorry, I don't know what the host plant was. It was somewhat succulent
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 2 August, 2008 - 9:03am
Last updated 21 August, 2010 - 10:24am

The plant is a species of Talinum
likely Talinum whitei, the most common species in southern Arizona, but it's very hard to tell for sure without seeing more of the plant (were the flowers orange?). There are five native species of Talinum in that region (perhaps a couple more escaped from horticulture too?).

Moved from Euscirrhopterus.
… David J. Ferguson, 21 August, 2010 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

 
thanks, David
yes the flowers were just opening up and they were orange
… margarethe brummermann, 21 August, 2010 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

 
Then Talinum whitei
it almost certainly is. It gets confused with T. aurantiacum in most floras, but is larger, has wider leaves, and different inflorescences. Very common in se. Arizona.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 August, 2010 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

Looks rather like this one
maybe a different instar, maybe a close relative:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 2 August, 2008 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

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