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Owl butterfly caterpillar

Erebus ephesperis

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

fat, smooth caterpillar, about 5cm

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this with Chun Xing Wong. We both walked past a tree then turned back to look and both noticed this caterpillar at the same time. It blends in well so wasn't that easy to see.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Chun, pretty technical description, I'll take your word for it.
ChunXingWong
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/erebini/erebini_1_3.php It kind of matches the larva description in this page.
Dan Doucette
Thanks Chun. I couldn't find any matches for E. ephesperis online, do you have any links? I didn't realize that about my pin, I just put it in the middle of the Tawau hills park on the map.
ChunXingWong
By the way, did you realized that this spotting is pinned right in the middle of a volcano in your map :-)
ChunXingWong
This may be the larva of Erebus ephesperis, the giant moth that poses on your LonelyPlanet book.

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PublishedApril 1, 2014

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