Comments on: Two Caterpillars from Puerto Rico: Silverking Butterfly Caterpillar and Prominent Moth http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/two-unknown-caterpillars-from-puerto-rico-prominent-moths-perhaps/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EarlyStages http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/25/two-unknown-caterpillars-from-puerto-rico-prominent-moths-perhaps/comment-page-1/#comment-254 EarlyStages Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:37:54 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=14320#comment-254 Greetings Father Sánchez, Since my research is limited to the early stages of butterflies (not enough hours in a day to add moths), I can only identify your first photo. It is a caterpillar of the Silverking butterfly, *Archaeoprepona demophoon* (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae), which feeds on several genera in the Lauraceae, its presence on *Piper* a result of wandering. As you discovered, *Heraclides* swallowtail larvae look entirely different and more or less like this: http://www.macrofotografia.com.br/imagebank/slide.php?url=007_inseto_lepidoptera_lagartas/&foto=tps__MG_2772-2774.jpg Best wishes, Keith Wolfe Greetings Father Sánchez,

Since my research is limited to the early stages of butterflies (not enough hours in a day to add moths), I can only identify your first photo. It is a caterpillar of the Silverking butterfly, *Archaeoprepona demophoon* (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae), which feeds on several genera in the Lauraceae, its presence on *Piper* a result of wandering. As you discovered, *Heraclides* swallowtail larvae look entirely different and more or less like this:
http://www.macrofotografia.com.br/imagebank/slide.php?url=007_inseto_lepidoptera_lagartas/&foto=tps__MG_2772-2774.jpg

Best wishes,

Keith Wolfe

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