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Post by Bien Gutierrez on Jan 20, 2008 10:12:01 GMT
Ate Lyd you might be able to help me with this caterpillar. Overall length is about 1 inch, feeding on wild creeper vines at UP campus.  Larger picShot @5x magnification |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 20, 2008 12:26:45 GMT
Nice extreme close up, Bien!
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Jan 20, 2008 16:30:06 GMT
HI Bien,
It looks like a moth to me but if you can show me a full photo and tell me its size maybe I can tell what family of cat. it is. I seriously gather photo data of butterflies in the early and adult stages (egg, larva, pupa, butterfly) Its relationship to plants is equally important. You see, each species of butterfly has a preferred host plant for the larvae. So if you have the host plant (the plant being eaten by the cat.) photo as well, it can give us a good clue. I will encourage those who take photos of caterpillars to always get a good photo of the plant for identification. This will help us in the protection and conservation of butterfly habitats.
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Jan 20, 2008 16:36:51 GMT
Oooops. Sorry, Bien, did not notice your description. 1 inch. Whoa! Superb macro-shot!
Were there ants nibbling on the body or gathering around it? It may be a Lycaenid butterfly.
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