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Tiger Moth Caterpillar

Lophocampa sp.

Description:

Photo take in my backyard i have seen many of this caterpillar in the last days hanging from a silk line arriving on the leafs it moves very fast hard to photograph. Around 2 cm long. yellow color whit some red marks on to also has like another face on the back maybe to confuse predators.

Habitat:

Tropical semiarid.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Lophocampa sp. Tussock Moth | Project Noah


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3 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Thanks Bayucca and Jason :)

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Beautiful!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Lophocampa sp.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 21, 2013
Submitted on Jun 21, 2013

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