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Caterpillar, Lagarta

Lymantriidae

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10 Comments

AshleyAkers
AshleyAkers 12 years ago

Wow! All the shots are great, but the first and last pics are awsome.

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Hi Cindy,
Thanks !
I will take some pictures of the palm and post the link here.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Great photo! What type of palm is it on? I believe its the same one I have unidentified right now.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

I find same caterpillar last month. I check on net information. Find mos of this family caterpillars have hairy humps on back mostly Black and White. Hairy antennas and vented portion.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/644...

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

AshishNimkar,

Thanks for the ID.

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Ceherzog,

Yes, it´s on a Palm inflorescence !

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Caterpillar is of Lymantriidae family moth. Moths are not spectacular compared to this caterpillar stage.

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

I'd guess it's on a Palm inflorescence? What a wonderful caterpillar...maybe a tussock moth? Just a wild guess. Super shots!!!

anita.luciano
anita.luciano 12 years ago

Excellent shot! It's head looks a bit like a ladybird :-)

rubens.luciano
Spotted by
rubens.luciano

Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Jun 24, 2011
Submitted on Jun 24, 2011

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