tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post8220135255990038904..comments2023-10-12T05:17:48.592-04:00Comments on Caterpillar Eyespots: A Saturniidae bee mimic?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489411986204475273noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-28907723573095409302021-12-29T12:09:37.899-05:002021-12-29T12:09:37.899-05:00This was great to read thank youThis was great to read thank youVeronicahttps://www.veronicadavenport.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-84605966767610694202014-12-17T14:40:50.356-05:002014-12-17T14:40:50.356-05:00Hylesia lineata an urticant moth, all moth of this...Hylesia lineata an urticant moth, all moth of this genus have this defensive behaviour and also other Saturniid like Dirphia...I don’t think it’s for look like a bee or a wasp …. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-44608398913039139512011-09-07T23:46:45.960-04:002011-09-07T23:46:45.960-04:00Katatrepsis: You're right, it is odd that ther...Katatrepsis: You're right, it is odd that there should be the 2 discrete strategies in 2 species that are probably [relatively] closely related - probably the same genus at least. Also, good point about the warning colours - I suspect that it is palatable though.<br /><br />XPreNN: I agree that it is a "plan B" type strategy, used when they are detected by a predator. The posture change is elicited by touch, and was done quickly ("in a flash") just like the eyespot display of other Automeris here in Costa Rica. The wings were not vibrating though.<br /><br />More thoughts/insights are welcome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489411986204475273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-64155653063479847562011-09-07T15:00:21.928-04:002011-09-07T15:00:21.928-04:00Looks like it relies heavily on camouflage when re...Looks like it relies heavily on camouflage when resting. Perhaps its "plan B" is simply changing appearance to look both bigger and strange/unusual/confusing.<br /><br />Did it move into this position in a flash, or more slowly? Did it vibrate its wings?XPreNNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771362393744831419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-44204451056809642202011-09-05T21:46:57.637-04:002011-09-05T21:46:57.637-04:00There are some pretty amazing Hymenoptera-mimickin...There are some pretty amazing Hymenoptera-mimicking Lepidoptera here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/33289. Strange that you should find such discrete strategies (eyespots and Hym-mimicry) in the same family... <br /><br />My second thought was that it could just be warning colouration to indicate the presence of barbs or something else nasty, rather than Hym-mimicry per se... <br /><br />If this thing does have eyespots that would be pretty confusing, though. It would be like saying simultaneously "Look, I'm a big bad predator that will eat you, but also a little bee that will sting you!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com