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Green beauty Light flash was so harsh that is why the real color is not visible. Pinkish lavender spots were there, on the yellow line. I have a beautiful video of the same creature. Common Baron,Euthalia aconthea,Geotagged,India,monsoon Click/tap to enlarge

Green beauty

Light flash was so harsh that is why the real color is not visible. Pinkish lavender spots were there, on the yellow line. I have a beautiful video of the same creature.

    comments (4)

  1. Nice with al those spines.
    In lonomia sp. caterpillars these are very poisonous.
    Posted 6 years ago
    1. Oh poisonous?
      Not aware of this
      Thank you for the information.
      Posted 6 years ago
  2. Oh poisonous?
    Not aware of this
    Thank you for the information.
    Posted 6 years ago
  3. This is a caterpillar of Common Baron butterfly. I have updated the species id. Posted 5 years ago

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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.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by abhitap
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Uploaded Sep 3, 2018. Captured Sep 3, 2018 20:27 in 151, Shaniwar Peth, Pune, Maharashtra 411030, India.
  • Redmi Note 5 Pro
  • f/2.2
  • 1/14s
  • ISO640
  • 3.81mm