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Caterpillar

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

This caterpillar was resting in the shade behind a piece of old concrete. It is about 1.25" long. Arctiidae?

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica six weeks into the six month dry season.

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Comments (3)
LarryGraziano
Thanks Akash! When I saw your new mission I added all of my yellow spottings. Have a great day "spotting"!

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Nature in Yellow
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2012

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