Holiday caterpillar cookie! — by Unknown on Friday, 23 December 2011

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I don't think this one is aposematic! I may be the only one to have ever received an eyespot caterpillar cookie. Cookie credit: H...

The Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) - (Family: Notodontidae) — by Unknown on Monday, 14 November 2011

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The Puss Moth ( Cerura vinula ) - Family: Notodontidae As a reminder, my project involves the examination of the evolution and functio...

Caterpillar of the day: Therinia transversaria — by Unknown on Saturday, 10 September 2011

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It has been a while since I have had a solid post dedicated to caterpillar eyespots. I have now returned from by research trip to Costa Ric...

A Saturniidae bee mimic? — by Unknown on Sunday, 4 September 2011

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More Saturniidae moths were posed around my light tonight and one looked to be a different species within the genus Automeris . I poked it ...

Heliconious PWND!!!!!!!!1 — by Unknown on Saturday, 3 September 2011

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During my time here in Costa Rica I have slowly come to love the butterflies from the genus Heliconius . Quite a beautiful genus with distin...

Eyespots and the amazing Macrocilix maia — by Unknown on Thursday, 1 September 2011

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I am continually astonished by anti-predator defences in insects. One day it might be an insect that is so well camouflaged that you strugg...

Caterpillar of the day: Xylophanes [germen?] — by Unknown on Wednesday, 31 August 2011

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In the Cacao Sector of the ACG today I finally saw my first early-instar Xylophanes sp. caterpillar (I think Xylophanes germen ) . Green wi...

Caterpillar of the Day: Neococytius [cluentius?] — by Unknown on Tuesday, 30 August 2011

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This caterpillar was observed at the San Gerardo Station in the ACG. I saw this individual twice, so I have photos from both the pre-penulti...

Continuing on the theme of masquerade... — by Unknown on Monday, 29 August 2011

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As promised here are some photos of that caterpillar that was peeking out in one of the photos in my last post. This is another Prepona sp ...

Non-caterpillars and coincidental eyespots — by Unknown on Sunday, 28 August 2011

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I set out today looking for caterpillars in the forest here in Santa Rosa (ACG). Finding caterpillars is no easy task, but can be fun and ve...