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Spotted Oleander caterpillar

Empyreuma affinis

Description:

These caterpillars seem to be lighter than they should be, but perhaps because they are feeding on the Alamanda flower.

Habitat:

I think their first host preference is Passionvine and there is some among the Alamanda, but I did have these same fellows on my Alamanda in Sarasota (I am in Venice, though my map rejects it)

Notes:

If someone will confirm that these are Fritillary, I will add the ID

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4 Comments

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Awesome! I really love the last shot.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

I can't tell if those are white spots on the body, or just reflection, but Spotted Oleander Caterpillar - Empyreuma affinis - seems like a good candidate.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/10160

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Looks like some kind of Tiger Moth caterpillar.

alicelongmartin
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alicelongmartin

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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