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Zugana Silkmoth Caterpillar

Automeris zugana

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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful turquoise head caterpillar, eating the Orchid tree (Bahuinia purpurea) in the garden (2 leaves), I found it next day 4 meters away eating a tall sharp grass blade!

Notes:

I have to say that those were 2 Caterpillars, the 3 last pictures is one that it is still munching on the Orchid tree, the other 4 meters away it is munching on grass!?

Species ID Suggestions

Zugana Silkmoth Caterpillar

Automeris zugana

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Comments (5)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
In the last 12 days, this Zugana Silkmoth Caterpillar, Automeris zugana has grown to 3 and a half inches and it has gotten pretty thick, (finger thick).. : o
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank you so much bayucca, I wrote that ID on my book but was actually waiting for you to ID, I just could not find much information and I wanted to be sure.
bayucca
Saturniidae, Automeris zugana. http://www.bio-nica.info/Ento/Lepido/saturniidae/Automeris%20zugana.htm Please, read the whole story about Dan Janzen, the famous lepidopterist from Guanacaste!! http://aether.com/archives/the-species-tricorder-two-years-later.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/plantaspinunsulaosa/8189453466/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/plantaspinunsulaosa/8189452076/ http://www.tobinhammer.com/research.html

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PublishedJuly 13, 2013

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