Viper's Bugloss Caterpillar ( Ethmia bipunctella ), #0986 by larose forest photos

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01-SEP-2012	Christine Hanrahan

Thanks to Bug Guide for the ID of this colourful caterpillar found on viper's bugloss.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
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Walter Otto Koenig		20-Aug-2014 01:02
It does look distinctive, but the variety must be bewildering. Still glad you posted it as most of will never see something like this. "V"

Guest		19-Aug-2014 23:39
Quite distinctive. Keep on with the research. :-))

Carl Carbone		19-Aug-2014 23:22
Interesting! No help on BugGuide.net?

Jim Coffman		19-Aug-2014 22:30
That is a pretty caterpillar.. Nice capture..

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