Small caterpillars of the harlequin butterfly only hours after hatching from egg, deposited on the stem of the species host plant, the milkweed Oplonia spinosa. (5756269556)
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Summary[edit] Description: Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly on Oplonia spinosa Currently, the USFWS is evaluating the need to protect this insect at the federal level. Date: 12 November 2010, 16:06. Source: Small caterpillars of the harlequin butterfly only hours after hatching from egg, deposited on the stem of the species host plant, the milkweed Oplonia spinosa. Uploaded by AlbertHerring. Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region.
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