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Field Notes

Description:

red, thorny worm, about 9 cm long

Habitat:

xerophyllus shrubland on lava field 2000 years old

Notes:

it was on an Opuntia robusta plant

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
YurianaMartínez
Hola Livian, si, perdón, debe ser oruga, mi inglés not so good you know, en el momento en el que escribía olvidé la palabra caterpillar de mi diccionario mental, además conozco más de la terminololgía adecuada para plantas, no conozco nada del reino animal y menos de artrópodos. Gracias por la corrección y por la sugerencia de identificación. Abrazo.
LivanEscudero
Esto es una oruga, no un gusano (a caterpillar not a worm) creo que es la oruga de Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) http://bugguide.net/node/view/567 pero pueda que sea de otra especie de Fritilary que ocurra en Mexico.

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty
Photographed
PublishedDecember 8, 2012

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