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Hairy Caterpillar

Creatonotus sp.

Photo by opzjon
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A caterpillar inside a mesh made of the hairs of caterpillar.

Reference Links:

Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Creatonotos Omanirana

Species ID Suggestions

Hairy caterpillar

Creatonotus sp.
FilippoGuerra
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Comments (5)
dotun55
Amazing housing for this caterpillar!
opzjon
@Ava - done and thanks! Thanks guys! Cheers! ^^
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
Ozbird
Waw, really nice find and picture!

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 5, 2014

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