This time of year is usual to find these creatures in the palm trees around my house. Unfortunately this poor fellow was found almost immobile and close to parasitoid wasp eggs. These small wasps parasitise the eggs or immature stages of other insects.
• Mariposa duende de las sombras / Mariposa fantasma
• Lagarta desfolhadora / Lagarta verde do coqueiro
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Opsiphanes
Species: O. invirae
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Photo Taken: December 24, 2023
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