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Caterpillar of Angled Castor

Ariadne ariadne

Description:

"Cylindrical, slender; two dorsal rows of sharp spines with three or four fine branch spines springing from a point in the middle of each; two rows of similar but shorter spines on each side; one pair of long, strong and straight spines on the head, irregularly set with small spines which cluster at the end ; colour variable, sometimes green with longitudinal dark brown lines, or dark brown with an interrupted broad dorsal stripe of pure white, not extending to either end." (Davidson & Aitken.)

Notes:

host plant is "Tragia involucrata"


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Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Lat: 7.30, Long: 80.09

Spotted on Jul 1, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012

Spotted for mission

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