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Spotting

Description:

caterpillar of Lepidoptera, size around 2 cm, is going to make a silk case over the leaf.

Habitat:

on the leaf in tropical rain forest, around 400 mASL, near Mae Gnat Somboonchol Dam, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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4 Comments

TicThapanya
TicThapanya 10 years ago

Thank you, Maria dB.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Beautiful shot

TicThapanya
TicThapanya 10 years ago

Thank you Jolly Ibanez, but unlucky, This caterpillar stay in the forest. Then i cannot follow it closely.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Hi Tic, if its spinning a weblike silk, this means it is about to pupate. It takes about two weeks for it to turn into a butterfly. Maybe you can observe it from time to time to see its progress.

TicThapanya
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TicThapanya

เชียงใหม่, จังหวัดเชียงใหม่, Thailand

Spotted on Jun 15, 2013
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013

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