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Yellow Helen Caterpillar

Papilio nephelus

Habitat:

Forested campus

Notes:

Looks like a Bullet Train! This is probably the caterpillar of the Common Raven.

1 Species ID Suggestions

EarlyStages
EarlyStages 11 years ago
midsize last-instar Yellow Helen
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10 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

COOL.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!!

Vijay Anand Ismavel
Vijay Anand Ismavel 11 years ago

Thanks. It is the same caterpillar (photographed at an earlier date and posted to Project Noah) posted to Facebook.

EarlyStages
EarlyStages 11 years ago

See also http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171.... Vijay, please forgive the initial misjudgment.

Vijay Anand Ismavel
Vijay Anand Ismavel 11 years ago

I hope this caterpillar manages to avoid predators and I am able to see what species of butterfly it metamorphoses to.

Vijay Anand Ismavel
Vijay Anand Ismavel 11 years ago

Ok, have added to Mimetic Animals. Thanks for all your comments.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Awesome spot!

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Vijay. Please consider adding this spot to Mimetic Animals mission

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Wow:: todo extraño::

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Cool!!

অসম, India

Spotted on Jan 1, 2013
Submitted on Jan 1, 2013

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