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Euptoieta hegesia
This caterpillar was about 2" long.
Tropical wet forest in NW Costa Rica at the base of a volcano and near primary forest.
Reportedly rare in Costa Rica, the Variegated Fritillary (E. claudia) . . .
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iR8Fzr_oaEg/TN...
. . . is very similar in appearance:
http://leps.thenalls.net/content2.php?re...
Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Sep 2, 2012
