A helpful tactic in finding caterpillars is understanding where the host plants are within a population and then finding isolated plants where females have m...
For those of you troopers who want to find caterpillars in the field, this video is helpful because not only does it teach you the value of understanding what varieties of plants support butterfly caterpillars; but also shows the benefit of finding those few isolated host plants within the larger colony--in this case weidemeyer's admiral caterpillars on isolated choke cherry plants surrounded by quaking aspens.
For those of you troopers who want to find caterpillars in the field, this video is helpful because not only does it teach you the value of understanding what varieties of plants support butterfly caterpillars; but also shows the benefit of finding those few isolated host plants within the larger colony--in this case weidemeyer's admiral caterpillars on isolated choke cherry plants surrounded by quaking aspens.
