Guava Skipper

Phocides polybius

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Brian38 5 years ago

Guava Skipper ( third instar larva)

Phocides polybius Guava Skipper Life History

7 Comments

Dawn Lopez-Garanzuay 5 years ago

This is a cool find!

LaurenZarate 5 years ago

Congratulations Kel, beautiful photos!

AntónioGinjaGinja 5 years ago

Awesome series Kel,super last photo,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

DanielePralong 5 years ago

Congratulations Kel, your Guava Skipper larvae are our Spotting of the Day:

"The Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius), a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae native to the Americas, is one species where all life cycle stages have striking colors. This image shows its third instar larva close to pupating, where seemingly glowing yellow eye spots have appeared on the lower part of the front of the head capsule and a white waxy exudate formed on the caterpillar's surface. The adult is spectacular with iridescent blue hues".

For an image of the adult: https://buff.ly/2A5gu35

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