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Long Tailed Skipper Caterpillar

Urbanus proteus

Photo by florida33girl
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly caterpillar that grows to about 1 inch in length. Leaf-roller, using silk to pull portions of leaf around it to hide as it feeds.

Habitat:

Hosts on plants in the legume family (beans, etc.) Often considered a pest to food crop farmers.

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Long-tailed Skipper

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