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Photo by DeeGremlin
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Field Notes

Description:

Caterpillar

Habitat:

On sticky monkey flower bush, chaparral area, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Kenwood, Ca

Notes:

There were many on the plant

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
bayucca
In my eyes it is no more Vanessa cardui, but Euphydryas chalcedona, indeed. Good job, Dee! http://bugguide.net/node/view/98928/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/36174/bgimage
DeeGremlin
Might it be Euphydryas chalcedona? Variable checkerspot?
bayucca
In my eyes this one is Vanessa cardui. http://bugguide.net/node/view/674583 http://bugguide.net/node/view/407412/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/689509/bgimage
HemaShah
could be Mourning cloak,Nymphalis antiopa? http://www.homegroundhabitatnursery.org/some-other-common-brushfoots-nymphalidae

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Northern California Flora and Fauna
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMarch 22, 2015

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