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Atala (Caterpillar and Chrysalis)
Eumaeus atala
25.6661, -80.2797
Field Notes
Description:
The atala as a pupa are an orange color. In the second image there in an atala larva (a.k.a. caterpillar) which is a red color with yellow spots along the back. The red color is a warning sign to birds and other predators that it is poisonous.
Habitat:
I found the atala in Fairchild tropical botanic garden. Fairchild tropical botanic garden, is one of the few places you can see a successful population of these what was thought to be extinct in Florida from 1937 until 1959.
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Eumaeus atala
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 8, 2013
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