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Insect Gallery
Caterpillars
order Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths) or order Hymenoptera (wasps)
? Family
? Common Name **ze 1** Scientific Name
Over 2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, May 2004
Hunting Similar Species
Order Lepidoptera, Family Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths
Order Lepidoptera, Family Nymphalidae, Subfamily Nymphalinae
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
About 2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, April 2005
A perfect match for a Hall's Dalea bract.
? Family
? Common Name **ze 3** Scientific Name
About 1/2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, September 2005
A perfect match for a Red-berry Juniper leaf.
? Family
? Common Name **ze 4** Scientific Name
About 1/2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, April 200?5
Eating Margined Stickseed.
? Family
? Common Name **ze 5** Scientific Name
About 3/4" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, May 2005
Order Lepidoptera, Family Nymphalidae, Subfamily Danainae (Milkweed Butterflies)
Monarch Danaus plexippus
About 2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, May 2007
? Family
? Common Name **ze 6** Scientific Name
About 1/2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, November 2006
? Family
? Common Name **ze 7** Scientific Name
About 3/4" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, May 2007
Hunting Similar Species
Order Lepidoptera, Family Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths
Hyles lineata - White-lined Sphinx
? Family
? Common Name **ze 8** Scientific Name
About 3/4" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, April 2006
Possibly Same Species
? Family
? Common Name **ze 9** Scientific Name
About 3/4" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, April 2006
Hunting Similar Species
Subfamily Arctiinae - Tiger Moths
Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea
? Family
? Common Name **ze 10** Scientific Name
About 1 1/2" long.
Photo taken in Taylor County, June 2007
Hunting Similar Species
Subfamily Arctiinae - Tiger Moths
Giant Leopard Moth Hypercompe scribonia
