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Tiger moth caterpillar

Carales astur

Photo by Ismael Chaves
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Lymantriidae

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Carales astur
bayucca
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bayucca
I forgot to mention it is a Tiger Moth.
bayucca
It is a moth from the Arctiidae family, Carales astur. The caterpillar has this unique "jaguar-like" face. Here is the imago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gilbertopalma/3537167614/
Ismael Chaves
Thanks for that lori.tas they look very very simliar.
lori.tas
Ismael, I don't know for sure, but it makes me think of a tussock moth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymantriidae
Ismael Chaves
I`d like to know what butterfly is this caterpillar from.

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