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Lily Borer/Crinum Borer

Brithys crini

Photo by VivBraznell
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Description:

These caterpillars are feeding on the dead leaves of a Crinum out on a raised bank in the rice fields

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Brithys crini

Species ID Suggestions

Spanish Moth Caterpillar (Convict Caterpillar)

Xanthopastis timais

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Jacob Gorneau
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Lily Borer

Brithys crini

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FranziskaBauer
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Comments (6)
VivBraznell
@WarmNapat Crinum and Amaryllis ... same family : ) Now we need an ident
VivBraznell
Thank you for the suggestion jgorneau. The markings are very similar to timais but not the same ....
Warm
Wow! It looks very similar to my spotting! may be the same thing // My plant is Amaryllis.
VivBraznell
Got all excited thinking I'd worked out an ident for myself, but did'nt notice the fact that these don't have hairs/spikes. I'm learning every day.
craigwilliams
Nice link between organisms Viv. Hope someone can ID these jazzy little fellows! I've still got quite a few unIDed Thai caterpillars. I wonder if there are any good reference books on the subject? I remember seeing a multi-volume work on Butterflies of Thailand in the English language section of a bookshop in Chiang Mai, but don't remember if caterpillars were featured.

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PublishedOctober 11, 2011

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