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Popotota

Habitat:

Bosque Tropical Perennifolio en Xochitla, Sierra de Zongolica. Elevación: 1400 m.

Notes:

Las personas de la zona extraen esta larva de su árbol para comérsela y comercializarla en el mercado local.

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7 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Amazing. It is different than the Satz that are eaten in Chiapas.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Que interesante Nés.

Yes, local people ate this caterpillar crude, the child ate it in front of me

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

you mean to say ,he ate the caterpillar?! Raw?

The second one shows where the larva was found by a local child who ate it.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 years ago

Perhaps the dark spot in that center section is the larva's exit hole?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

What does the second pic show? Unless i use Google translator,I am at a total loss!

Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Mar 11, 2011
Submitted on Dec 29, 2013

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