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caterpillar - Datana perspicua
Copyright © 2012 Gregory Raterman

caterpillar - Datana perspicua
San Padro Rver Valley east of Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 7, 2012
This is a Datana. Can it be perfusa? Both photos are from the same group of caterpillars on a bush. The maroon ones were smaller (earlier instar) and the black ones are larger

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Contributed by Gregory Raterman on 17 October, 2012 - 12:33pm
Last updated 18 August, 2023 - 12:15pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2012 - 11:45am

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… John F. Carr, 31 October, 2012 - 9:37am

Looks like
Datana perspicua to me on possibly winged sumac. I experienced an explosion of these caterpillars in a remote area of dwarf sumac late this summer. They devoured many plants in a couple of days and changed from red on yellow to black on yellow very quickly.
Since I'm not an expert, you may want to get expert ID.
… Cliff Ivy, 25 October, 2012 - 6:46pm

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