This skipper’s oval eggs are pale greenish-yellow, flattened above and below with slightly depressed tops. Caterpillars are green, with yellowish incisions between their rings; each with a dorsal, darker green stripe and yellow lateral lines. A larva’s head is pale brown striped with darker brown. Elongate chrysalids are yellowish-green, and each has a dark dorsal stripe seen in caterpillars.
Essex skipper
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Superb Skipper shot, Michael! 🙂
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Thanks Tom.
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Beautiful photo
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Thank you.
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Wonderful image, Michael!
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Thank you, Ellen.
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A fantastic photograph!
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Thanks again, Anne.
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