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Morning Cloak Caterpiller

Nymphalis antiopa

Photo by CB
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Field Notes

Description:

Caterpillar
~2" long
Black and orange
Spines that look like black locust thorns

Habitat:

Tall grass

Notes:

Crawled out of the grass onto concrete slab. Put back in grass later found same in rafters of barn. I guess it nearing the end of a life cycle?

Species ID Suggestions

Mourning Cloak Caterpillar

Nymphalis antiopa

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bayucca
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Bordered Patch

Chlosyne lacinia

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LivanEscudero
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Comments (1)
bradwatts
I saw one if these last summer and was lucky enough to watch it form a chrysalis and turn into a butterfly. I would agree that it is a morning cloak caterpillar. Cool pictures.

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PublishedMay 5, 2013

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