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Argynnis hyperbius
It was approximately 1 1/2 inches long (just under 4 cm), was black with red markings, and had lots of spines. When it went into a chrysalis, there were hard gold droplet shaped things on it. Very astonishing! The inside and outside markings are completely different.
pansy pot!
I found this caterpillar eating pansies in our garden pot. My experiments showed it would only eat pansies. It hatched at around 13 days, and upon release found a mate in just minutes. I'm pretty sure this was a female. Photos #1, 2, 3 and 4 are the female and photo # 6 is the male.
Beautiful series!
It's almost like a wild punk teenage girl turned into a beautiful young lady.
Spotted on Jun 13, 2012
Submitted on Oct 30, 2012
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