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Podalia Caterpillar

Megalopygidae

Photo by Nimbid Ditavi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This was an amazing caterpillar I spotted, I have seen Podalia Caterpillars previously, but not as magnificent as this ones! It´s covered with really long white fur and has a pinkish orange in its actual skin.

Habitat:

Tropical Rainforest

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Comments (5)
Jason Alexander
What a gorgeous caterpillar! I've neven seen this before!

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PublishedApril 5, 2013

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