Can you identify the species of this caterpillar? We found it on a hike and we do not recognize it.
Permalink | Posted by Jeff McKinney on July 21, 2007 2:28 AM | View all my blogs!
No caterpillar species is not my area of expertise
Awesome photo - it's tough to get an 'up close' photo that sharp.
I have a guess: American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Lady (look at the photo of an older caterpillar)
I think my guess is wrong though - and, suggest looking through the following websites to validate (my eyes got tired of looking at all the pics)
http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/america/
Wow, nice links. Think what gaining access to this degree of experitise would have required pre-internet? Thanks.
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No caterpillar species is not my area of expertise
Awesome photo - it's tough to get an 'up close' photo that sharp.
I have a guess:
American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Lady
(look at the photo of an older caterpillar)
I think my guess is wrong though - and, suggest looking through the following websites to validate (my eyes got tired of looking at all the pics)
http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars
http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/america/
Wow, nice links. Think what gaining access to this degree of experitise would have required pre-internet? Thanks.