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Caterpillar

Automeris metzli

Notes:

amazing green!

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Automeris sp.


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7 Comments

Mau Sanchez
Mau Sanchez 12 years ago

i haven't noticed the white spots!! that's a very good observation!, will keep investigating about this caterpillar! (hope we found a new specie!!!) hehe!!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Mau, I thought so too, but no white spots. Bayucca wrote in my spotting:"I think that these white spots would be quite important. If they are missing and not just fainted it might be another species. But I am not sure."
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/849...
What do you think?

Mau Sanchez
Mau Sanchez 12 years ago

bayucca i have made a little research! hehe! i have the whole name! its Automeris metzli !!!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Welcome, bit its only half of the ID...

Mau Sanchez
Mau Sanchez 12 years ago

bayucca you are right! thank for the ID! ;)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Mau, I have a spotting similar to yours.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/849...

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Saturniidae/Silkmoths, most probably an Automeris sp.

Mau Sanchez
Spotted by
Mau Sanchez

Valle Alcocer, Guanajuato, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 13, 2012
Submitted on Feb 13, 2012

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