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30-May-2022 Christine Hanrahan

Hairstreak butterfly larva

Reveler Conservation Area

Found on the fresh young leaves of Bitternut Hickory. Probably this the Hickory Hairstreak caterpillar, but since the larvae of the Banded Hairstreak also feed on hickory and look just about identical, I don't know which this is.

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Pierre06-Jun-2022 10:32
Une très belle macro tout en détails de cette chenille! V
Don02-Jun-2022 22:58
Now that is a "neat" caterpillar, and interesting. Is that an attendant ant? Interesting also that you've two hairstreak larvae the same. We've two hairsteak species, different genus to yours, in which the adults are identical but the larvae and attendant ants and host plants are different. Unsurprisingly, as one species has the name ictinus, the other is pseudictinus.
janescottcumming02-Jun-2022 20:25
Interesting details in this macro view.
Fabienne02-Jun-2022 20:13
C’est une superbe macro bien détaillée.
Allan Jay02-Jun-2022 19:51
Wonderful detail & light!
Helen Betts02-Jun-2022 19:36
Really excellent detail, and great that you got the ant in view, too. V.
Isabel Cutler02-Jun-2022 19:16
Nice find! It looks huge next to that ant.
joseantonio02-Jun-2022 18:54
lovely light and details.V.
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