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This is the same caterpillar as the one on the right (which only shows the head). Near Xico, state of Veracruz, Mexico, May, 2008.

Please help with ID, genus, species or anything.

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ferran pestaña says:

Awesome shot.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jbuddenh says:

Thanks ferran pestaña
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Hi James,

This caterpillar will metamorphose into one of the "Pyrrhosticta" group of Papilio, subgenus Pterourus, swallowtails – almost certainly either Pa. garamas (Magnificent Swallowtail) or Pa. menatius ("Victorine" Swallowtail), depending upon which adult flies at that location. Here are photos of similar larvae from Guatemala (www.flickr.com/photos/missingchandra/76362584 /; also on avocado, a common hostplant of these two butterflies) and Peru (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RHe7EhyI7nY/Rib4phm-M0I /AAAAAAAAABo/K5ORtzdsUkA/DSCN3593.JPG).

Best wishes,

Keith Wolfe
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

jbuddenh says:

Thanks for that information, Keith.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

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