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Euchaetes egle
Toxic caterpillar of the Milkweed Tussock Moth, 2.5 cm long, black, orange and white tufts of spines and stinging hairs. The first picture shows the caterpillar finishing a leaf and the last picture shows what the caterpillar does to a leaf, leaving only the stems and veins uneaten. Family Erebidae, Subfamily: Arctiinae.
Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.
http://keekeepod.wordpress.com/2012/07/1... http://mothmagic.com/home/2013/3/10/euch....
Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Aug 11, 2013
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