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Tiger moth caterpillar

Carales astur

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Carales astur


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Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Thank you bayucca you are helping me a lot :)

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I forgot to mention it is a Tiger Moth.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

It is a moth from the Arctiidae family, Carales astur. The caterpillar has this unique "jaguar-like" face. Here is the imago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gilbertopal...

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Thank you Carol,Karen, and Jonathan

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

La segunda foto es muy buena...

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Wow!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

Fantastic!

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Thanks for that lori.tas they look very very simliar.

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Ismael, I don't know for sure, but it makes me think of a tussock moth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymantriida...

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

I`d like to know what butterfly is this caterpillar from.

Ismael Chaves
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Ismael Chaves

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 22, 2011
Submitted on Oct 22, 2011

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