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unknown green caterpillar
Copyright © 2011 Melissa Eschbaugh

unknown green caterpillar
Davie, Broward County, Florida, USA
May 2, 2010
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Contributed by Melissa Eschbaugh on 5 August, 2011 - 10:45am
Last updated 30 August, 2011 - 8:29pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 August, 2011 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

Same Family - Pieridae
but not sure which one
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2011 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
i was looking up pieridae...h
i was looking up pieridae...honestly looking at photos & this pic i have of one of the yellow butterflies that hang out in that tree...i believe it's that of a Orange-barred Sulphur...same w/ the yellow caterpillar i submitted...i think they're the same...just the green one is older & the yellow one just snacked on the flowers...it makes sense now that i looked them up...thank you so much helping me figure it out =^_^=

(i thought there was 2 different yellow butterflies hanging around...but given what i read in the info page...i see that what i saw was just a male & female...the male got killed...i found 2 wings w/ an orange spot on them...i got a photo of the female on my comp...lil blurred so i never uploaded it here)
… Melissa Eschbaugh, 5 August, 2011 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

hostplant?
can help narrow these down
… Joe Zito, 5 August, 2011 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
i don't know the name of the
i don't know the name of the plant...it's a tree w/ fern type leaves & grows yellow flowers...here are some photos of my plant:
photo of the tree
photo of the flower

EDIT: i did some web digging...found out tree is most likely a Cassia surattensis
… Melissa Eschbaugh, 5 August, 2011 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

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