Day-Flying Moth Caterpiller (Cyclosia papilionaris)
Image Copyright 2005 David Hinchliffe
Last Observed: November 2005, White Sand Beach – Koh Chang
Observed By: Dave Hinchliffe
This astonishing looking caterpillar is in fact the juvenile form of the Day-Flying Moth. It also goes by the more appropriate name of Drury’s Jewel. It is covered in yellow coloured protrusions with just six that are red in colour.
Surprisingly the moth that it eventually transforms into is a simple black and white colour. Where all that colour goes is anybody’s guess.
