Are these painted lady caterpillars?

I moved my tropical plants inside, as is getting cold here, and found these...










...anyone would know?

Doing a google search for painted lady caterpillars I don't think that's what those are... I didn't see any with lateral red stripes like that. But I could be wrong.

Man I hoping for stick bugs or another nice ooth like I got from you. Ask Pssh if they are painted ladies, she will know.

Hi,
I'm not an expert but they look like they are Argynnis genus. I'm not sure what species, and I would say they are to different ones. But again, not an expert.

They look very similar to caterpillars that we have down here. They make quick work of my oleander plants, so we spray them to kill them. With their coloring I was afraid to try to feed them to my critters, (I remember science class teaching that the brighter the colors the more dangerous they are), and had no clue how to research them. If anyone knows I'd love to see if they can be fed.

That is a Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar. They are almost exclusively found on passion vine. The butterflies are a rusty color with silver spots below the wings.

Yeah, they look more like fritillary cats to me (definitely not painted ladies.) what plant are they on? That will help clear up what they are.

Edit: the chrysalis looks fritillary to me too.

Edit2: painted ladies and cousins that are also safe to feed tend to be on mallow (hollyhock and wild types like cheese mallow) and plantain (not the banana type fruit tree but the yard weeds.)

Noah77 said:

That is a Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar. They are almost exclusively found on passion vine. The butterflies are a rusty color with silver spots below the wings.

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pssh said:

Yeah, they look more like fritillary cats to me (definitely not painted ladies.) what plant are they on? That will help clear up what they are.

Edit: the chrysalis looks fritillary to me too.

Edit2: painted ladies and cousins that are also safe to feed tend to be on mallow (hollyhock and wild types like cheese mallow) and plantain (not the banana type fruit tree but the yard weeds.)

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You both were right! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Fritillary I have a south american passion fruit vine that I bring indoors, because they can't take the cold.

Found this one yesterday fluttering about the window and five more caterpillars. Can I release them outside? It gets about 60F day time and drops to about 30F at night. How about a treat to my chams?...

Not a good feeder for the chameleons (supposedly toxic, but one might not hurt. I wouldnt risk it though.) You can release them, but I dont know which stage overwinters/how cold of temps the adults can handle.

pssh said:

Not a good feeder for the chameleons (supposedly toxic, but one might not hurt. I wouldnt risk it though.) You can release them, but I dont know which stage overwinters/how cold of temps the adults can handle.

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Thanks for the info!