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Canna Skipper Caterpillar Calpodes ethlius,Geotagged,Summer,Trinidad and Tobago,brown head,green,veined,white Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Canna Skipper Caterpillar

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    This is a very strange looking caterpillar! Posted 7 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Bizarre, what a creature! Posted 7 years ago

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The Calpodes ethlius

The Brazilian Skipper, Larger Canna Leafroller or Canna Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Florida and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina. Strays and temporary colonies can be found north to southern Nevada, northern Texas, Illinois and Massachusetts.

The wingspan is 45-61 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer in the north. There are several generations from April to December in southern Texas,.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by haylo
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Uploaded Aug 5, 2015. Captured Jul 11, 2015 07:26 in Upper Sixth Avenue, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago.
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  • PENTAX K-50
  • f/16.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO400
  • 190mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.