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Birth of Owl Butterfly Caterpillars

Caligo telamonius menus

Description:

The first photo is from last night. The birth photos are from this morning.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 9 weeks into the rainy season.

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17 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 10 years ago

Thank you Lauren!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Wonderful series Larry!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Thanks bayucca! I'm sure, I watched them get laid.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Cool!! If you are sure it is Telamonius it would Caligo telamonius menus.

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Thank you everyone. The photos are for all of you!

Telse
Telse 11 years ago

So kewl! They look like parachutes or umbrellas, from a bird's eye view.
I love this Larry.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Amazing series Larry!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Great series! Love the shapes : )

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Fabulous spotting Larry!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

I adjusted the (zoological) abbreviation for subspecies above :-)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Nice capture, Larry!

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Well that is now unforgettable!

Smith Zoo
Smith Zoo 11 years ago

Supper series!!!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Spectacular series, Larry!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

It was so cool asergio! Great question nance!

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

That is so cool! How did they get the rest of themselves in those tiny eggs with those big ol' noggins?

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Fantastic, Larry, you lucky guy! I am following some eggs for two weeks and nothing yet...

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 30, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012

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