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Archaeoprepona sp.
According to PN member and caterpillars expert Earlystages, "Your handsome lagarta is an Archaeoprepona (Nymphalidae: Charaxinae), almost certainly A. amphimachus, which Janzen and Hallwachs choose to call A. 'amphiktion' " http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/caterpillars... The butterfly that comes from it is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoprep...
Spotted on Jun 4, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013
31 Comments (1–25)
That has to be the weirdest caterpillar! beautiful, stunning photographs.
Now that is sensational. What a spotting! On the home page, I thought at first it was some nasty little fish with a gaping mouth. I would never have guessed it was a caterpillar. Nature is truly amazing and never ceases to impress.
As a matter of fact, thought it was some vicious serpent, like the Gaboon Viper. Mind-blowing CAT, really crazy!
Fantastic Sergio!!
OH WOW! :O
WOW!
Jellis, Telse, Rubens, Ceherzog, Eulalia, Carol, Joshua, Neil, drP, Nicholas & Stefania, thank you very much.
Nice love the defensive look it has. Wow I almost thought it was fake. I had to look it up just to see. Great spotting.
Wow!
Excelente achado Sergio....
Yikes Sergio...so cool!
Magníficas fotografías, Sergio. ¡Cómo disfrutas!
Just too amazing!
Incredible. so that's the head all the way on the bottom there? with the two antenna looking things?
Awesome work Sergio! Too cool! :-)
Holy cow! What a fantastic caterpillar. And your pictures are just amazing.
phenomenal shots! The gaping mouth mimicking is amazing!
Earlystages helped me to Id this beauty, now it has a name!!! :-)
Congratulations Sergio! One amazing creature after another!
Amazing !!
Marvelous! Maybe the baby from Papilio and Elymnias :D
Demorei um pouco para entender como ela funciona. Parecia realmente uma boca enorme escancarada para mim. Incrível, Sergio.
Gob-smackingly good! - like a tree-snake or lizard !! Fantastic spotting Sergio - thanks.
Aaaah! Snake! No, just kidding. Awesome find!
Maria, he lives in Brazil!!! :-D Great spotting, Sergio!