brush footed butterfly caterpillars

Monarch Metamorphosis in Elyria Canyon Park

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Subject:  Monarch Emerges from Chrysalis Geographic location of the bug: Elyria Canyon State Park, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California Date: 07/09/2021 Time: 8:51 AM PDT Your letter to the bugman:  Dear Readers, Last week Daniel informed you that while hiking in Elyria Canyon Park as post-operative knee therapy, he found a Monarch Chrysalis and Caterpillar … Read more

Monarchs are breeding in Elyria Canyon Park

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Subject:  Monarch Caterpillar and Chrysalis on Indian Milkweed Geographic location of the bug: Elyria Canyon State Park, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California Date: 06/29/2021 Time: 8:30 AM PDT Your letter to the bugman:  Dear Readers, As part of physical therapy rehabilitation for knee surgery, Daniel has begun hiking again, and this morning he was pleased … Read more

Queen Caterpillar

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Subject:  Unidentified Caterpillar Geographic location of the bug:  Near Houston Texas Date: 07/06/2020 Time: 04:22 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  My mom and I found this caterpillar among her milkweed plants. She raises monarch butterflies, but this one is new. Neither of us have ever seen this kind of caterpillar before. It was … Read more

Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar

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Subject:  Caterpillar Geographic location of the bug:  Louisa, Virginia Date: 09/22/2019 Time: 02:41 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  What caterpillar is this and what plant is it’s host? How you want your letter signed:  Sharon Dear Sharon, We believe this is a Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar and according to BugGuide:  “Larvae feed on Violets … Read more

Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar

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Subject:  Caterpillar Geographic location of the bug:  Howard County, MD Date: 09/19/2019 Time: 09:08 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Please ID this. I found a location where they are everywhere. How you want your letter signed:  John Dear John, This is a Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar.  Here is a BugGuide image for reference.