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Photo by AdamBT
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Field Notes

Description:

Hairy caterpillar, approx. 5cm long

Habitat:

Tropical forest

Notes:

There were many of these caterpillars, mostly climbing up tree trunks.

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger moth caterpillar

Macrobrochis gigas

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (2)
Maria dB
That really is one hairy caterpillar! Nice spotting
alicelongmartin
They look like they could be made into a wig for someone's head!

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Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Biodiversity of Thailand
Mission
2013 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedJuly 25, 2013

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