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reddish-brown spiked caterpillar (Red Admiral caterpillar)

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Oooo, how exciting
by: Jeanette

Thanks so much Moni, I'm really excited about this as I love red admirals.
The other caterpillar pics were uploaded as a separate id request, I think the title was black caterpillar with yellow dashes down it's side.
Again, thanks so much, lots of info in there.
Red Admiral caterpillar
by: Moni

Jeanette
From your description, that most of the caterpillars were black and yellow and that they were feeding on nettles, indicates that this caterpillar is probably a red admiral caterpillar. The reason it is red is that it is probably parasitized by a wasp or fly. Caterpillars that have other insects growing in them usually turn darker and a reddish or rusty color.

Do you have photos of the other caterpillars to see if this is the red admiral? Thanks
Here is a website of the red admiral - http://bugguide.net/node/view/448/bgimage

Here are all the images of caterpillars in the same Genus - http://bugguide.net/node/view/299/bgimage

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