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Blomfild's beauty caterpillar

Smyrna blomfildia

Photo by Billo-kun
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Field Notes

Description:

Oruga de la mariposa Blomfild's beauty perteneciente a la familia Nymphalidae.

Habitat:

Bosque subtropical perturbado.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

Species ID Suggestions

Blomfild's Beauty, light variation

Smyrna blomfildia

Comments (6)

Wow! Amazing @EarlyStages :) thank you very much!
My first encounter with these caterpillars was in Xilitla, Mexico, where they were happily feeding on Urera – ortiga brava, Spanish for "bad nettle" – a most painful and evil-looking large shrub (purple flowers, blackish juice, and covered with stinging spines and hairs) that locals use as a low-tech but equally effective "electric" fence. Here's a photo of the dark larval morph from Bolivia . . . https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uvYQcv8fKSo/T6sIrSPEdCI/AAAAAAABsS8/u2DN5SiuBUk/w2000-h2000/16-007.jpg
Thank you always for you help @bayucca :')
Looks like a Nymphalidae, (Biblidini??), but I am not sure. I will keep an eye on this one...

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