Observation date: September 06, 2018
Submitted by: COHiker06
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: High Chapparell Open Space, El Paso County CO. 40yds SW from interior trail intersection. 70 degrees, partly cloudy/overcast. Resting on aster?
Status: Resident
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: November 16, 2018
Coordinator notes: Your identification of this unique caterpillar is definitely correct. This species usually uses purple-flowered asters (like this one) as host plants; in fact, the caterpillar looks as if it might be eating in this photograph.
