Interesting Caterpillar Puerto Vallarta MX

mercuryvapor
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Interesting Caterpillar Puerto Vallarta MX Mar 9, 2013 17:04:49 GMT -8

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Post by mercuryvapor on Mar 9, 2013 17:04:49 GMT -8

I found this caterpillar in February near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Mexico. It was on a good sized hardwood tree hiding in a leaf folded with silk. It was about 2.5 inches long and fairly stout. I kept it for a few days. It was still actively feeding when we had to leave. I released it.

Any help with identification would be much appreciated. I haven't the slightest idea what it might be.

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bichos Darwin Posts: 1,085	Interesting Caterpillar Puerto Vallarta MX Mar 18, 2013 19:39:35 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bichos on Mar 18, 2013 19:39:35 GMT -8 Too hairy to be a butterfly caterpillar there are various silk moths in that part of Mexico so it is likely to be a Saturnid larvae, I'm no expert so no idea which species.
	It seems therefore that a taste for collecting beetles is some indication of future success in life!--Charles Darwin

Fernando Full Member Learning... Posts: 187	Interesting Caterpillar Puerto Vallarta MX Mar 22, 2013 9:53:13 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fernando on Mar 22, 2013 9:53:13 GMT -8 I'm by no means an expert, but maybe it's a larva from the Arsenurinae subfamily?

Interesting Caterpillar Puerto Vallarta MX

Post by mercuryvapor on Mar 9, 2013 17:04:49 GMT -8

Post by bichos on Mar 18, 2013 19:39:35 GMT -8

Post by Fernando on Mar 22, 2013 9:53:13 GMT -8