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Danaus plexippus
The caterpillar is banded with yellow, black, and white stripes. The head is also striped with yellow and black. There are two pairs of black filaments, one pair on each end of the body. The caterpillar will reach a length of 5 cm (2 in).[20] (copied from Wikipedia)
Mixed shrub-steppe, lightly wooded along the Columbia River.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 19, 2012
3 Comments
Beautiful! I haven't seen these since I was a kid =(
Patty, thanks for sharing the link, thats adorable! =)
Beautiful picture and caterpillar Steve Lenz. =)
I wonder if it had a long walk ahead as this not real one (just for fun):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSLwxD5k...
Greetings
Great shot.