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Nymphalis antiopa
Black caterpillars that appear to have a red segment when the light hits them just right. These just hatched from the eggs that are visible in the foreground.
Salix tree along trail at Lake Hodges
Spotted on Mar 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 29, 2012
9 Comments
Great--glad we found the ID!
I think you nailed it! They look right and pics of the eggs on BugGuide look like these. Thank you!
How about these:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/06/27/m...
Sure could be. I don't know anything about them other than some I've seen in photos but they didn't have hair. I'll start looking into it. Thank you misako.hill!
could they be sawfly larvae? I read that they tend to cluster when they feed.
Thank you. Nature was quite active this day!
nice series again!
Thanks Mandy! I think all babies are cute :)
Great photo! And thanks for the helpful description.