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Lorquin's Admiral - Hodges#4525 (Limenitis lorquini)
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Copyright © 2012
dunkin4gzus
worm or caterpillar...what's the difference? -
Limenitis lorquini
Sierra Mountains, Fresno County, California, USA
June 11, 2012
Size: a little over one inch
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Contributed by
dunkin4gzus
on 11 June, 2012 - 11:44pm
Last updated 26 February, 2015 - 6:14am
Date
Is this supposed to be June 11th rather than January 11th? January 11th would be a very unusual time to find this species I'm thinking. Also, wouldn't the willow would have dropped its leaves at this time of year?
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Josiah Gilbert
, 25 February, 2015 - 12:45pm
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Date
I believe June 11th would be correct based on the date in which I posted this.
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dunkin4gzus
, 26 February, 2015 - 12:42am
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Changed
I changed the date to June 11, 2012, which is also the date in the image metadata.
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John F. Carr
, 26 February, 2015 - 6:15am
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john and jane balaban
, 23 June, 2012 - 6:42am
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What`s it eating?
Is it, by any chance, eating Willow or Poplar leaves?
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Stephen Tapsak
, 12 June, 2012 - 2:24pm
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Willow Leaves
I believe it is eating a willow leaf. There are no poplar trees in the area, but the lower willow bushes are prominent.
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dunkin4gzus
, 12 June, 2012 - 3:13pm
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"what's the difference?"
Worm is a generic name for a wide variety of different cylindrical animals, including many that are not insects or even arthropods. Caterpillar is restricted to larvae of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). Larvae of individual species of Lepidoptera may have names with "worm", e.g. "hornworm", or not. There isn't a formal system for assigning common names.
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John F. Carr
, 12 June, 2012 - 6:06am
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Limenitis cat…
The only horned bird dropping mimics.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 12 June, 2012 - 12:00am
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