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Prominent moth caterpillar

Nystalea sp. (Notodontidae)

Photo by Ismael Chaves
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Thanks Carol, unfortunatelly I dont have any ID for this one yet , I have been keeping its cocoon for 3 months so far but it looks like nothing is going to emerge from it
This deserves spot of the day too! WOW! Any update on this ID?
Well, it looks like a prominent caterpillar, in the family Notodontidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notodontidae). I'm not sure of anything more specific than that, but with great pictures like those, there's a pretty good chance we can narrow it down :)
I've been close enough to an alligator to touch them. I would scream like a girl if this landed on me...
It's a good candidate for monster movie :)
It looks a lot like the Unicorn Caterpillar, but yours are very very special. I love them! :)
Sure Carol, I will when I find the ID, I hope it doesn`t take too long
E-mail me when you find the ID if you don't mind. I am so so curious. Can you send it to a university for ID in Costa Rica. Of course, unicorn. I was trying to think what it looked like; many times ID are so simple with the name.
I guess it could be related with a Schizura unicornis, it looks very similar but I could not find right ID http://www.pbase.com/ronnie_14187/image/44942751
It looks like a dragon head. There is a caterpillar in another area of the world called the dragon-headed caterpillar (Philippines) Maybe somehow related. I searched. It must be really rare.
OK, thanks. DUH! Well, they are fantastic! So Cool! SO JEALOUS! HA!:)
Not available at my local Walmart pet department. You make me laugh Carol, hahaha
Carol you just saw them, :) each picture is of a different caterpillar
Do you have more photos of the others? I would love to see them.
I am stunned! There are no words. I couldn't even tell it was a caterpillar. Amazing! The creatures that are on this earth! This has got to be one of the strangest caterpillars yet. Certainly not available at your local Walmart pet department.

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