Earlier this month, our Texas native wedelia (Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida) looked AWFUL. We had recently transplanted it from the back yard into a new bed in the front yard. Anyway, a closer look at the leaves will reveal why the wedelia looks so sad...
Caterpillars! Lots of hungry caterpillars. Which made me really, really happy. These are bordered patch larvae (Chlosyne lacinia). Plus I knew the plant would rebound from their skeletonizing of the leaves.  |
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| Look at how glad the wedelia is now! |
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I took this photo yesterday. Doesn't the wedelia look even better now? Isn't Nature amazing?
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