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Leucanella sp.
Large caterpillar (+- 6 cm / 2 1/2 in). Color is deep dark blue overall, with yellow "thorns". Photo #5 shows the "cat" and the plant it was on.
Christiane, VivBraznell, FrancisQuintana, Leuba, JohanHeyns, MayraSpringmann, in my behalf and the caterpillar's, thank you very much.
Great Sergio ! - I love pic #3 -he obviously likes his photo taken too...
Ann, Harsuame, Goody, Argy, Alice, Gerardo, Jeannette, Ivan & Ava, thank you.
Fascinating photo series! Totally awesome caterpillar... And I certainly agree with Goody's "Don't Touch!!" comment!
Thank God I don't understand caterpillar's language, it was kind of stressed with my presence, and I think it was saying some very gross words...
If anything ever screamed "Don't Touch!!" it's this dude. Another fine spotting, sir!
That's a knockout caterpillar Sergio. I love the look he's giving you in pic 3.
Might be, but you have to check the size of the spikes, color of the spikes (mixed colors yellow/white), distribution of spikes (over all short, over all long, mixed), you see, quite a challenge ;-)...
I saw some photos at the internet, they all pointed to L. Viridescens, but it seems that there are subspecies.
Saturniidae, Leucanella sp., I would not dare to go down to species level...
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kwlsatu...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stylurus/21...
Most probably not Hosmera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...
The spikes in Viridescens are larger, earlier instar?? http://es.treknature.com/gallery/South_A...
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo1...
Some mimics (Nymphalidae, Colobura dirce!):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maradis/215...
Spotted on May 22, 2012
Submitted on May 22, 2012
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