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Moss' account of another snake-mimic: Madoryx plutonius
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In my last post, I shared Moss' description of snake-mimicry in Hemeroplanes triptolemus caterpillars. In the same publication - The ...
Moss' account of Hemerplanes larvae in Para
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When you are starting to dig through the literature for a new research topic, i t is often very rewarding to go back and actually read the ...
Dan Janzen's view: Startle mimicry and false eyes
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40mm long final instar Xylophanes cthulhu ( Sphingidae ) caterpillar. Collected in Costa Rica from Janzen and Hallwachs Database . I...
Defensive Posture & Eyespots Protect Caterpillars
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Pastry "caterpillar" used to examine the protective effect of eyespots and defensive posture of caterpillars. You may recall...
Eumorpha labruscae: another caterpillar with a blinking eyespot
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Eumorpha labrusace ( Sphingidae ) Eumorpha labruscase caterpillar, penultimate instar. Closely related to Eumorpha phobas . Note the...
Eumorpha phorbas: a caterpillar with a blinking eyespot
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Eumorpha phorbas ( Sphingidae ) Dorsal view of Eumorpha phorbas caterpillar, final instar. Photographed during my 2011 trip to Costa...
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