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Euphaedra sp.
Green caterpillar with diamond-shaped eye spots running longitudinally along its body, and with spiny protrusions on its sides.
On a plant next to a bush. Basking. The sun was up.
Spotted on Mar 15, 2014
Submitted on Mar 25, 2014
5 Comments
Based upon recently obtained data, I can now confidently place this larva in the genus Euryphura, seemingly either E. plautilla or E. chalcis, both being reported for Lagos and having unknown early stages. Dotun, thus a scientific first!
While this caterpillar is certainly in the subtribe Bebearina . . .
http://tolweb.org/Adoliadini/70200
. . . the possibilities remain, despite rigorous checking, far too numerous to say which genus. Thus, the only supportable ID for now is Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae: incertae generis.
Hello "Dotun55", I study the immature stages and hostplants of African butterflies in order to better understand their scientific placement. Would you please contact me at BFLYEARLYSTAGES@COMCAST.NET regarding this caterpillar. Thanks!
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May be one of the Euphaedra butterflies (foresters)?