Lichen Moth Caterpillar
February 20th, 2012 - 8:09 PM | Filed under Featured Photos | No comments
10mm long | July 8, 2011 | Victorio Siqueroli Park, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
This cryptically colored little caterpillar reminds me of lichen moth larvae I’ve seen closer to home (Family Arctiidae, subfamily Lithosiinae). If so, it’s in the right place!
Subjects: Butterflies and Moths, Caterpillars, and Insects.
Places: Brazil, Minas Gerais, South America, Uberlandia, and Victorio Siquieroli Park.
Adaptations: Crypsis.
Life Stages: Immature.
Taxa: Class Insecta and Order Lepidoptera.
Colors: Green.
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