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Thursday, August 04, 2005
Caterpillar
I found this caterpillar on a Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) at the edge of the dog's yard. It's been on the same species of plant for two days. I like the patterns and colours on its body. Anyone have any ideas about what it will turn into?
I believe there is a skipper that utilizes the fleabane as a foodplant. Most of the skipper caterpillars I am familiar with have larger heads though, with a constriction between the head and thorax region.
Oh, and to answer the question you posed on my blog, I am a park ranger at a state natural area and I live on a state park where my husband is a ranger. The state won't let us work at the same facility, so I have a short commute to "my" swamp whereas my husband is technically at work when he steps out of the house in the morning.
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I believe there is a skipper that utilizes the fleabane as a foodplant. Most of the skipper caterpillars I am familiar with have larger heads though, with a constriction between the head and thorax region.
Oh, and to answer the question you posed on my blog, I am a park ranger at a state natural area and I live on a state park where my husband is a ranger. The state won't let us work at the same facility, so I have a short commute to "my" swamp whereas my husband is technically at work when he steps out of the house in the morning.
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Ontario Wanderer's response after I read out your comment.
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