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Papilio cresphontes
This caterpillar was doing a good job disguising itself as bird poop.
Lime leaves in rural garden
Spotted on Jun 16, 2015
Submitted on Jul 21, 2015
9 Comments
muy hermoso....
Hahaha Mark, it even looks slimy, doesn't it. Very good disguise !
No Tristen I don't have, but I did see a post on PN once in defensive pose, so if you search, you might find it.
Eeeww Pam. :)
The reason I asked, was that when I was in Japan, I accidentally disturbed an Asian Swallow Tail caterpillar, and these two yellow smelly antenna appeared and startled me. I just wanted to know if you had, or could get any pictures of this caterpillar, with its defensive tactic.
No Tristen. Didn't touch it... I was just passing by, observing !
thanks Anita. I guess that's the same one I saw in Mexico.
Did you ever touch the puffy area near its head, or disturb it in any way.
We had some on a bush outside our casita in Jinotega and I raised it to a butterfly.