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Arctiidae moth caterpillar

Carales astur

Notes:

I already posted images of a caterpillar of this species, but I didn't expect to find it so late in the season.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Carales astur


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6 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Uau! Demais!!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Yes, I think so. If you look through the link you will see any combinations of hairs, no hairs, long and short hairs, colors etc.
http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/Wadults/resu...

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Thank you, Bayucca. One thing: this cat really resembles a lot the one in the link, but my other spot is just a perfect match, including the keyboard like hair in the back:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/843...
Maybe this is a later (or earlier) instar?

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Arctiidae, Carales astur.
http://eol.org/pages/576018/overview

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Tx Karen

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!

Sergio Monteiro
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Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012

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