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Mid-March Caterpillar - Limenitis
Copyright © 2012 pwamsley

Mid-March Caterpillar - Limenitis
City of Alexandria, Virginia, USA
March 23, 2012
head color - greenish, large antennae
body - grey-brown with white stripe, small blue dots

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Contributed by pwamsley on 23 March, 2012 - 6:05pm
Last updated 29 March, 2012 - 11:23pm

I'll lay odds on Red-spotted Purple
Do you know what plant it was feeding on? Knowing does not make it difinitive, but it can be another helpful clue.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 29 March, 2012 - 11:23pm login or register to post comments

Limenitis sp.
Either a viceroy or a red-spotted purple.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 March, 2012 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

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