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Painted lady caterpillar

Venessa cardui

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Field Notes

Description:

5 larvae on Desert Almond
(Prunus fasciculata)

Habitat:

Joshua tree woodland, 3600'

Reference Links:

Vanessa cardui

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Scott Frazier
For the Parental care mission for invertebrates there needs to be both a parent and the young in the photo, demonstrating the care. I took the liberty of removing this spotting from the mission. Cheers

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Joshua Tree National Park Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedMay 23, 2013

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