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Ideopsis juventa
Caterpillar about an inch long.
Hike trail up the mountainous area of Dive and Trek resort in Batangas, Philippines
The larvae of Ideopsis vulgaris and I. juventa are essentially identical, but since I. vulgaris is not known to occur on Luzon (Batangas), this can only be a midsize caterpillar of I. juventa. Please see Nachr. Entomol. Ver. Apollo, Supplement 14 (1995): "Contributions to the knowledge of the Lepidoptera of the Philippines II", page 62, and "The Life Histories of Asian Butterflies" Vol. 2 by Igarashi and Fukuda, 2000, plate 109.
Glad to have posted it @auntnance. Thanks again for the help and interest :-)
Wow. I wake up and you guys have an ID. Thanks so much Ashish and Auntnance. Love the learnings here in Project Noah :-)
My clue was Common crow which had same body structure in caterpillar stage like this one.. and earlier feel its King Crow... and in that direction I get correct ID...!!
Nance.... if you understand the the type(what is depend on body structure) and family name...then its easy to find...!!
All we keep in mind while checking ID... what I learned here on Project Noah...
Oh for goodness sake, Ashish you're always a step ahead. Just found this link: http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist...
Nice work. Thanks for the spotting, Eric.
Spotted on Sep 11, 2011
Submitted on Sep 21, 2011
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