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Isognathus caricae
The Beautiful Isognathus Sphinx Caterpillar is a Moth of the Sphingidae family, it's widespread from Costa Rica, French Guiana, Argentina, Colombia ,Brazil and Peru, it doesn't have a breeding specific date, so there can be multiple generations per year, the Caterpillar (shown in this picture) feeds usually from Himatanthus obovatus, Allamanda cathartica and Alamanda schotii.
Tropical Forest
You can see a close up of the sting in the fourth picture. Unlike most caterpillars this one's sting is fairly long
Thanks Riekos and AliHp one of the most beautiful caterpillars in my perspective!
Another example the nature give us of how gorgeous the life can be! Thanks for the comment! :)
Thanks Maria! I agreed with all this good comments people has posted, thank you!
Wow Philip,great capture beautiful series,congrats and thanks for sharing
Spotted on Dec 31, 2012
Submitted on Jan 4, 2013
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