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Caterpillar

Euglyphis deusta

Description:

the walked in a single file line and ate a leaf at a time

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10 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you tmvdh

tmvdh
tmvdh 11 years ago

Great shot/Una foto impresionante!
Thanks for the contribution/Gracias por contribuir!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you KeithRoragen, the link shows the same caterpillar.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago

If I had to guess, and I do, I'd say something in Euglyphis in Lasiocampidae.

Here is the closest I could find.
http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/Wadults/phot...

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you Ismael

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Amazing!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thanks Nopayahnah, alicelongmartin and auntnance123 for your comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

They make a nice pattern on this leaf!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Hope there is a lot of leaves!

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

The behavior you describe is reminiscent of processionary moth larvae; but it could also be tent caterpillars.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 12, 2006
Submitted on Apr 3, 2012

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