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Anartia jatrophae
Wooded area, barrier island: Siesta Key FL
White hyssop, matchheads, and wild petunias serve as hostplants. Pale yellow eggs are laid singly near the hostplant or on the underside of the hostplant's leaves. The caterpillars are black with silver or white dots and many spines. The chrysalis is light green with small black dots.
6 Comments
very pretty...great photo
Beautiful
Preciosa
Thanks...sometimes it's really nice to look closely at the common organisms.
Lovely!
I love the color, very beautiful spotting