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caterpillar

Description:

large caterpillar, nearly 3", prominent yellow stripe, the area above the head looks a bit like a skull in the last photo

Habitat:

primary rainforest

Notes:

My second caterpillar spotting on my first hike in the Amazon.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

You're probably right. I guess it's going to be tough to narrow it down more than that.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Lasiocampidae, I would say.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Amazonas, Colombia

Spotted on Nov 28, 2012
Submitted on Mar 21, 2013

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