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Field Notes

Description:

This caterpillar builds a very complex nest, sewing two or more leaves together, and filling the space with silk. When disturbed, it releases a dark, smelly liquid by the mouth.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
FranziskaBauer
Very nice! It might be a species of Mimallonidae, but I am not very sure.

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Caterpillars of Parana, Brazil
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PublishedMay 19, 2013

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