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red-and-yellow-striped caterpillar with black head - Datana perspicua
Copyright © 2012 Siu Ng

red-and-yellow-striped caterpillar with black head - Datana perspicua
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
August 18, 2012
I saw two on the plant
Contributed by Siu Ng on 20 August, 2012 - 9:19pm
Last updated 26 January, 2020 - 3:15am

Moved
Moved from Datana.
… George Smiley, 26 January, 2020 - 3:15am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2012 - 9:59pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 29 August, 2012 - 10:15am

The plant
looks like it might be Winged Sumac. If so, this is likely an early instar Datana perspicua
… Bob Barber, 20 August, 2012 - 10:24pm

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