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Carea angulata Fabricius 1793
Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Nolidae Genus: Carea angulata
In Indonesia we know it as Ulat kepala besar (Big head caterpillar).
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Ian, do you know the host plant? Nopayahnah, you right :) ...
Notice in pics #2 and #3 that it is actually the thoracic segment and not the head that is huge. Possibly its imitating something else on the food plant??
Impressive critter. It's also a beautiful moth that this caterpillar turns into. http://www.malaeng.com/webboard/index.ph...
looks a little bit like it's wearing an American football helmet! :)