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Dear Bugman,
WOWEEEEEEE! What an amazing site. It seems like many people like to hang on to their knowledge and it’s wonderful to see someone sharing it so generously. Thank you! I have several questions: 1) What is this bug that’s attached to the monarch butterfly? It is flying OK. SF Bay area
2) I see you have a couple of red pipevine swallowtail cat photos on your site; here’s a black one.
3) I’m creating a website about monarch butterflies and would like to ID some parts. I’ve searched the web high and low for photos of monarch cat spiracles and all I can find are line drawings. Same with mouthparts. Can you confirm these are correct? I’d hate to pass on misinformation!
Sincerely,
Hazel
Hi Hazel,
First, thanks for the sweet letter. We can’t see anything in the Monarch photo, but know that Pseudoscorpions sometimes hitch rides on flying insects. We love your Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar photo and are proud to have it. Regarding the labeling of the caterpillar image, you should probably check with a real expert. We are rank amateurs, but in our opinion, the labels look correct.
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