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Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Notes:

This one is a serious mango pest. A few of this caterpillars can defoliate a new grown mango tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
ChimeTsetan
i kept this one for more than 2 weeks. it kept eating (mango leaves) and excreting black pellets, but didn't pupate and metamorphosed. Finally i got bored and released it back on mango tree.
peter
Looks a lot like a Fern cup moth larvae (Hedraea quadridens) though it's clearly not. I'm really curious to know what it is.
ChimeTsetan
Marta, I did not see the butterflies. Sorry. But one thing, it was quite painful if you touched this caterpillar. I guess, its setae tips are poisonous.
The MnMs
How do the butterflies look like?
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PublishedJune 25, 2011

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