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Silver Spotted Skipper Caterpillar

Posted by February 18th, 2007 at 1:00 am

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Skipper Caterpillars

Strange Caterpillar
Found this in the yard – Northern Alabama. Light green body, dark purple head and weird orange eyes!! Cool looking, alien! What is it? Thanks!
Mike

skipper cat Silver Spotted Skipper Caterpillar

Hi Mike,
This very distinctive caterpillar belongs to a butterfly called the Silver Spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus.

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