Red Spotted Purple Caterpillar

6 years 11 months ago - 6 years 11 months ago #527965 by Screamin Scott
These guys are tiny. They become a pretty butterfly though. The only way to spot them is to look for Black Cherry leaves that look like the one in the image to show the size.

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6 years 11 months ago #528090 by joirv
funny, this caterpillar doesn't look blue or red...hahaha


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6 years 11 months ago #528095 by Screamin Scott
This is the butterfly it becomes... It's actually called a Red Spotted Purple butterfly...

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6 years 10 months ago #528307 by effron
Good photo, but it will become a butterfly only if it avoids a hungry bird as a caterpillar....:P

Why so serious?
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6 years 4 months ago #554961 by Alyssa Briggs
Beautiful butterfly.


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6 years 4 months ago #555116 by Monica Martinez
Colorful butterfly! 


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6 years 4 months ago #555207 by Pitter
Great! Before and after.


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6 years 3 months ago #558415 by Stephen Graham
Yeah! Nice colors and pattern. 


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