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Thanks for the correction Keith. I'm not 100% certain on the size as I made about 400 spottings this trip & I've been going on my memory!
Reza, I checked the link & it looked spot on to me too!

Thanks for the Info Early stages and sorry about the ID Karen !

Sorry, but this ID should be an indeterminate "Parides spp." because:
* P. iphidamas is not recorded from east of the Ecuadorian Andes (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/neo...).
* Of the four species reported from Orellana Province (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/neo...), one or more have unknown caterpillars.
* Many Parides larvae are notoriously similar in appearance (personal rearing experience).

Karen, is one-inch-long an accurate length? Thanks much!

Thanks Reza!

Perhaps Parides iphidamas calogyna, since its from Ecuador !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parides_iph...

Could be Nuwan, though I didn't see any swallowtail butterflies there.

sort of Swallowtail butterfly cat. i guess!