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White-rayed Patch/Checkerspot (Mariposa parche negra)

Chlosyne ehrenbergii

Photo by LuisStevens
Published on Project Noah
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22.3886, -101.469

Field Notes

Description:

Orange and black caterpillars with spikes. 4 cm long. In the last photo you can see more than twenty of them in the host plant.

Habitat:

Plants in a semi desert area.

Reference Links:

Metamorphosis of the White Rayed Patch from Mexico - What's That Bug?

Species ID Suggestions

White-rayed Patch/Checkerspot (Mariposa parche negra)

Chlosyne ehrenbergii

Reference Link
EarlyStages
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Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Thank you EarlyStages for the ID and the link.
EarlyStages
Almost certainly the same . . . http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16564217

Spotted for Missions

Butterflies and Moths of México
Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty
Mission
Caterpillars and larvae of the World
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedAugust 26, 2014

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