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Morpho menelaus
approx. 1 1/4 inch long
spotted in the garden inside the National Museum
Morpho menelaus caterpillars look different . . .
https://picasaweb.google.com/leonasay/Iq...
. . . with the "Blue morpho" Mongabay photo in the above link misidentified (should also be M. helenor or very near kin).
This is interesting. I never knew the larva of the morpho. It seems they are show offs at all stages of their lives.