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Lappet Moth Caterpillar

Trabala sp., Lasiocampidae

Description:

8 cm long

Habitat:

beach near to Casuarine park

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Lappet Moth Caterpillar
Trabala cf. vishnou Trabala sp, lasiocampidae | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


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2 Comments

Pavel Borodin
Pavel Borodin 10 years ago

Thank you very much, bayucca. Its body is violet-blue rather than yellow as in Trabala vishnou. So it is better call it Trabala sp.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Lasiocampidae, Trabala sp., could be Trabala vishnou, but I am not 100% sure and many IDs on the net are not really trustable.
But look at this link with the same caterpillar and the freshly emerged moth, it might really be Trabala vishnou:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/02/13/p...
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T...
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Asia/I...
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/99018024
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56781208@N0...
Please, verify! If we are not sure about Vishnou, I would go with Trabala sp.

Pavel Borodin
Spotted by
Pavel Borodin

ภูเก็ต, Ko Phuket#phuket, Thailand

Spotted on Feb 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014

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