Larvae (usually green, but turns bright yellow just before pupating... false eyes may even bug out!)
Information from: Nature Trivia, Butterflies of Arkansas
Primary food plants:
Larvae feed on leaves of shrub and tree Lauraceae (Lindera benzoin (spicebush) and Sassafrasalbidum (Sassafras) are the two usual food plants). Adults sip mud and the flower nectar of Japanese honeysuckle, jewelweed, thistles, milkweed, azalea, dogbane, lantana, mimosa, and sweet pepperbush.
Wingspan: 3 - 4 in. (7.6 - 10.1 cm)
Season: April - October
Description:
The forewing is mostly black with ivory spots along the margin, and the hindwing has an orange spot located on the costal margin and a sheen of bluish (female) or bluish-green (male) scales. The underside of the hindwing has pale green spots along the margin.
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