Under leaf

Very well camouflaged under the leaves(I have used flash to make it look distinguishing in photograph) this is best mimicking caterpillar of Dakhan Baron species..
Look at the mid body part(white line) mimicking midrib of leaf and branches mimicking veins of leaf.. You will pass by them without knowing they are under these leaves..

comments (6)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Absolutely incredible! Even the white line on its body somewhat aligns with the leaf. Posted 7 years ago
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  Lion
  
  Exactly! :-) Posted 7 years ago

John Sullivan

Lion

Wonderful photo! That looks like one of the caterpillars that you would not want to touch. Posted 7 years ago
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  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 7 years ago

SSSSS

Katipo Spider

Awesome! Posted 7 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

This is so very similar to a Limacodidae cattie genus - Thosea
Nice find. It didn't fool you with it's brilliant camouflage. Posted 7 years ago

The Common Baron

The Common Baron —often called simply baron—is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to India and Southeast Asia. It flies with stiff wing beats and often glides. The wing is not flapped very far below the horizontal.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by abhitap