Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Mallow Scrub Hairstreak caterpillar...I think, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Leslie...

The mallow scrub hairstreak is on waltheria indica.
The Sickle-winged skipper is on colima (native prickly lime ash) - leaves have dried out since I have no need to keep the cutting viable.

The White-Striped Longtail skipper chrysalis is on native snout bean (dried leaves at the time of the photo as well)

Adrienne...some skipper species create a whitish film which is a waxy exudate that forms on the outside of the larva prior to turning into a chrysalis. As the chrysalis forms, that too becomes covered in the same stuff. No idea what the scientific name for it is.

Here's a photo of what it looks like on a Guava Skipper that started to pupate.

~ Cat