Nature Done Wright

November 2, 2019

Monday Morning Mystery Answered

On Monday I asked:

Can you identify this caterpillar, photographed at Shelter Island's Mashomack Preserve?

Denise Farrell replied (Correctly, I believe):

Closest match I could find in bugguide.net is caterpillar for Silver-spotted Skipper.

A side-view pic of the cat along with this one would give more detail for ID'ing.

(Thanks, Denise! Had never seen one of these caterpillars before. And they turn into my favorite skipper: