Sorry, but like I mentioned in an earlier comment, these are the only shots I have. I was doing other work and stopped what I was doing to shoot these, and due to the fact that the caterpillar was not stretched out, I neglected to gain an image of the entire organism. As for the host plant, I have absolutely no idea. One bright point is I have learned my lesson and now shoot as many angles as possible. :-)
I need a shot of the entire caterpillar to speak with confidence, but based upon configuration of the head capsule and what can be seen of the body, C. illioneus is indeed a very good possibility. What kind of plant was it found on, please?
Unfortunately, these are my only images of this caterpillar. :-( I'm looking back at the 2007 trip photos and am wondering why I didn't shoot more of each subject. It's ridiculous how few angles I have of many organisms.
Do you have any other shot from the middle of the caterpillar (even a bad one)?? I would need this one to definitely exclude Caligo telamonius menus, the other possible candidate.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Nymphalidae/03-SRNP-18657-DHJ77112_i.htm
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