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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) » White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple - Hodges#4522 (Limenitis arthemis) » White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
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White Admiral caterpillar - Limenitis arthemis
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

White Admiral caterpillar - Limenitis arthemis
Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
August 5, 2006
Up here in the northern tip of NH, there aren't any Red-spotted Purples, only White Admirals. The antennae aren't long and thin enough for Viceroy, so that leaves White Admiral as the only choice.

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Contributed by tom murray on 11 August, 2006 - 9:17pm

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