Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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) » Viceroy - Hodges#4523 (Limenitis archippus) » Viceroy (Limenitis archippus archippus)
Photo#636267
green caterpillar - Limenitis archippus
Copyright © 2012 Wednesday

green caterpillar - Limenitis archippus
South Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
May 2, 2012
Size: 5 cm
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Wednesday on 2 May, 2012 - 3:08pm
Last updated 29 August, 2012 - 1:57am

When I was in grade school
[centuries ago], I lived along South Boulder Creek, and there lots of Viceroys - used the Willows as host plants. Occasionally there were Weidemeyer's Admirals, but I think this is a Viceroy caterpillar. The creek is very very very different from back in the 60's now, but the willows and Viceroys I think are still there.

Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 29 August, 2012 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2012 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

Something in Limenitis
In the guide here. Click on Caterpillars
… john and jane balaban, 2 May, 2012 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh! Thank you. Followed your
Oh! Thank you. Followed your lead - might be the caterpillar of a western white admiral. Feeding on a willow-type shrub, which is very abundant along sections of this creek.
… Wednesday, 2 May, 2012 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact