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Palmfly Caterpillar

Elymnias hypermnestra

Description:

This horned caterpillar ate palm tree..

Notes:

The pupa.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/172... The butterfly.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/181...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Common Palmfly caterpillar
Elymnias hypermnestra Butterflies of Singapore: Life History of the Common Palmfly


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4 Comments

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 11 years ago

Thanks..

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!!

EarlyStages
EarlyStages 11 years ago

Caution: While the Common Palmfly may be common in Singapore, the island of Java has +/- NINE such species, the caterpillars of which are undoubtedly (in my experience) very similar in appearance. Thus, this spotting is best labeled as an indeterminate Elymnias spp.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Nice!!

Jason Alexander
Spotted by
Jason Alexander

Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Spotted on Aug 6, 2012
Submitted on Aug 6, 2012

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