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Pearl Crescent Caterpillar

Phyciodes tharos

Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

grey, white stripes, orange dots, clumps of short dark spikes

Habitat:

in goldenrod field on plant stem

Notes:

Feeding on aster leaves at dusk, cool evening activity, out as light is waning.
Last two photos taken on 10AUG2013 in same area.
Wagner 2005 Caterpillars of E N America

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Caterpillars of Eastern North America
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013

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