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Blue morpho caterpillar

Morpho menelaus

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

approx. 1 1/4 inch long

Habitat:

spotted in the garden inside the National Museum

Reference Links:

Blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) caterpillar

Species ID Suggestions

Blue morpho butterfly

Morpho menelaus

Reference Link
Juan DiTrani
3

Common Morpho or very near kin

Morpho helenor

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EarlyStages
1

Comments (4)
EarlyStages
Morpho menelaus caterpillars look different . . . https://picasaweb.google.com/leonasay/Iquitos#5082669056688847874 . . . with the "Blue morpho" Mongabay photo in the above link misidentified (should also be M. helenor or very near kin).
MartinL
This is interesting. I never knew the larva of the morpho. It seems they are show offs at all stages of their lives.
alicelongmartin
Wow! at first I thought he was swimming! Stunning caterpilar.

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