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Eloasa sp.
i think this a pupal stage of an unidentified butterfly. It's size was relatively small as compared to my thumb. ID is still not certain however.
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Dont worry Carol a lot of people has been deceived by this caterpillar. hehehehe
thanks jolly for the suggestion... i was actually planning to do it but unfortunately when i check the plant again, i haven't found it and to my surprise i was shock to observe this spotting of mine.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/184...
and im not really sure if its related to the green caterpillar or a different one.
By the way, I have done the procedure myself. Here is my spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127...
It would be nice if you could keep it until it emerge then you will have a positive ID. Keep it in a container with its food plant. It is tedious but worth the effort when you will be able to document its adult stage.
just recently added additional shots of the caterpillar to estimate its size and to show its ventral parts to help in ID
I'm staring at this photo looking for the caterpillar when I realized it's right there smack at the middle. Gosh I'm getting old... :(
I thought it was a baby water melon and now feel silly.... Awesome spot !
Argy Bee is correct in that it is a Limacodid slug caterpillar but I wouldn't go so far as to identify it as E. symphonistis. It is the caterpillar of a cup moth, family Limacodidae. Cup Moth larvae are often highly ornamented and brightly colored. Two main types can be distinguished: larvae armed with rows of protuberances bearing stinging spines called stinging nettle slug caterpillars, or non-spined forms where the surface of the larvae may by completely smooth, called gelatin slug caterpillars. This one is the latter - a gelatin slug caterpillar.
Argy Bee also suggested it would be interesting to see it's underside. The larvae of this family bear no prolegs on their abdominal segments. The larva attaches itself to the substrate by means of an adhesive ventral surface. The movement is like a slug hence their generic name.
It is difficult with any of the Limacodid caterpillars to precisely identify them as very few globally have been officially recorded or even linked to an adult moth.
Here are a few more slug caterpillars of this variety, including a view of the underside....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogima...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogima...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogima...