Comments on: Morpho Caterpillar Aggregation from Brazil http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/03/unknown-caterpillar-aggregation-from-brazil/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Caterpillar Aggregation in Argentina: Morphos perhaps??? | What's That Bug? http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/03/unknown-caterpillar-aggregation-from-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-54692 Caterpillar Aggregation in Argentina: Morphos perhaps??? | What's That Bug? Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:27:45 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15232#comment-54692 [...] similar images including one from Peru this summer that was identified as Morpho telemachus, and another from Brazil last year that was identified by Keith Wolfe as Morpho telemachus.  Your caterpillars look very similar but [...] [...] similar images including one from Peru this summer that was identified as Morpho telemachus, and another from Brazil last year that was identified by Keith Wolfe as Morpho telemachus.  Your caterpillars look very similar but [...]

]]> By: Caterpillar Aggregation in Peru: Morpho telemachus | What's That Bug? http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/03/unknown-caterpillar-aggregation-from-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-49752 Caterpillar Aggregation in Peru: Morpho telemachus | What's That Bug? Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:27:46 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15232#comment-49752 [...] love to know what they hatched into. lesleyCaterpillar Aggregation: Morpho telemachusHi Lesley, Back in 2009, with the assistance of Keith Wolfe, we were able to post an identification of a similar [...] [...] love to know what they hatched into. lesleyCaterpillar Aggregation: Morpho telemachusHi Lesley, Back in 2009, with the assistance of Keith Wolfe, we were able to post an identification of a similar [...]

]]> By: bill and linda http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/03/unknown-caterpillar-aggregation-from-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 bill and linda Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:59:33 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15232#comment-2927 Hi Keith! We saw them at Christalino Jungle Lodge in the Amazon near the Alta Floresta area. They were about 3.5 inches long or the size of a your middle finger THANKS! Bill and Linda Hi Keith! We saw them at Christalino Jungle Lodge in the Amazon near the Alta Floresta area. They were about 3.5 inches long or the size of a your middle finger
THANKS! Bill and Linda

]]> By: EarlyStages http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/03/unknown-caterpillar-aggregation-from-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-2647 EarlyStages Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15232#comment-2647 Hello Bill and Linda, These caterpillars, with their distinctive reddish coloration and intricate patterning, compare quite favorably with those of *Morpho telemachus* (sorry, no common name). Here are Internet photos from Mato Grosso, Brazil, and Manu, Peru: http://k41.pbase.com/o6/69/756269/1/84768266.oLXDJgBO.morphorupsen2.JPG http://www.papiliophotos.com/SearchImages/P-MOT357-2.jpg Since we know little about this species' larval range of individual variation, it's also possible that your caterpillars may be of a very close relative, namely *Morpho cisseis* or (less likely) *Morpho hecuba* -- both of which are lacking information on their immature stages. Please tell me: Where in Brazil did you photograph these larvae? Do you recall their size or approximate length? Thanks very much! Best wishes, Keith Wolfe Hello Bill and Linda,

These caterpillars, with their distinctive reddish coloration and intricate patterning, compare quite favorably with those of *Morpho telemachus* (sorry, no common name). Here are Internet photos from Mato Grosso, Brazil, and Manu, Peru:

http://k41.pbase.com/o6/69/756269/1/84768266.oLXDJgBO.morphorupsen2.JPG
http://www.papiliophotos.com/SearchImages/P-MOT357-2.jpg

Since we know little about this species’ larval range of individual variation, it’s also possible that your caterpillars may be of a very close relative, namely *Morpho cisseis* or (less likely) *Morpho hecuba* — both of which are lacking information on their immature stages. Please tell me: Where in Brazil did you photograph these larvae? Do you recall their size or approximate length? Thanks very much!

Best wishes,

Keith Wolfe

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