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Blue Morpho Caterpillar

Morpho helenor peleides

Description:

Lovely caterpillar measuring just over 4" long. Furry and colorful.

Habitat:

Tropical wet forest in NW Costa Rica near primary forst at the base of a volcano.

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2 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

I had so many morphos this day. It was my dream to find one of the caterpillars because they are so ornate. I got lucky. Thanks Carol!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Another one! WOW!

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Sep 2, 2012

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