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Pseudonirmides sp
very small, less than 1cm
tropical rainforest
Chun Xing Wong spotted this hiding on a rubbish bin in Tawau hills park. I hiked the same trail the next evening and spotted it again in the same place, except it was red in colour. I was going to take a photo but got distracted by something else I spotted and then forgot to come back to it.
Spotted on Jan 24, 2014
Submitted on Apr 4, 2014
13 Comments
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1/lim...
https://www.mostphotos.com/en-us/3424551...
Very similar to: Crowned Slug Moth Isa textula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854), unfortunately this species is not unmarked in Indonesia.
Thanks for the ID Chun!
Finally got the right genus ID. This is a Pseudonirmides sp. caterpillar
Deal! :)
Thanks Chun. It does look very similar, I guess with the sharp outline of the head on Isa textula, being the main difference.
By the way Dan, this might be a Slug Moth caterpillar.
It shares a lot of similarity with the larva of Isa textula.
Staccyh, Just let me know if you are coming to Sabah. I can bring you around for spottings. :-)
Chun, sounds like you're a good person to go exploring with! Very cool finds both of you :)
Thanks stacey.Chun has great eyes for the small stuff. I think you might be right too, probably tortoise beetle larva instead of a caterpillar.
@staccyh, I helped Dan to find this one and some other cool things :-)
@Dan, I have a wild guess. I think this might be a tortoise beetle larva.
You mentioned that it turned red the next day, possibly it is becoming this one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/234...
Dan, how it is possible that you find all these cool things?! Nice find :)