These caterpillars make a silk thread to stitch together leaves in the mallow family to protect themselves as they eat the plant.
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-520, f/5.6 @ 300 mm, 1/160, ISO 400, Flash
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Keywords:places/CA/Long Beach/El Dorado Park and Nature Center, Butterflies - Lepidoptera/Brushfoot butterflies - Nymphalidae/Vanessa/West coast lady - Vanessa annabella
