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Large Looper Larva with excellent stick mimicry in both color and integument texture. This one was 4 cm long, feeding on the seed pod of an Impatiens plant. When disturbed, it stiffens and hangs at a slight angle like a dead stick. This one does not contract the head between the legs to look like a stump. Family Geometridae.
Semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
Spotted on Jun 18, 2018
Submitted on Aug 5, 2018
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