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Atala larva

Eumaeus atala

Photo by TanyaGuiler
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Description:

Found only on a coontie plant. Its eggs pictured here as well as the larva eating the leaves. If the plants disappear so will this species of butterfly.

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Eumaeus atala

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PublishedMarch 14, 2012

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