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Host plant and Cat.

Aglais cashmirensis (Caterpillar) & Nettle plant

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Description:

Please ID the cat and its host plant? (The leaves and stem have small spins, when touch it pricks skin and cause itching.)

Species ID Suggestions

Indian Tortoiseshell

Aglais caschmirensis aesis

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
Doesn't the caterpillar get poked by these thorns?
bayucca
Nymphalidae, Aglais sp. and most probably Aglais caschmirensis aesis. The host plant must be Urtica sp., might be the most common one Urtica dioica, but you have some other Urtica sp. in India. Please, verify both, caterpillar and host plant! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettle

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PublishedApril 5, 2013

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