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Opsiphanes

Description:

Caterpillar Opsiphanes stuck in cottonous mass of silk.

Habitat:

Banana leaf in the backyard

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8 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Fantastico.

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

Very interesting spotting!!! :)

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

thanks for your comment, riekos. thanks Adi. you are too kind. :D It is still alive. I think the wasps will emerge this week. thank you all.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Never seen such a caterpillar! You got some incredible eyes Kel..

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

Very interesting.

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

In backyard, in the banana leaf. I jumped and pulled the leaf down so I could photograph the sky in the background, my favorite background.
thanks Bill, you're very kind. Thanks cindy, you're very kind.

Wonderful spotting with great photographs and video! Can you tell us what habitat this was spotted in?

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Wow! I've never seen anything like this! Cool spotting Sckel!

Sckel
Spotted by
Sckel

ES, Brazil

Spotted on Jun 5, 2014
Submitted on Jun 5, 2014

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