Moth Caterpillar

Identification in progress

The combination of white, black, and red warns predators that the caterpillar is toxic or tastes bad due to the chemical compounds it absorbs. I could only find 2 images of this caterpillar species online, but one user documented its progress into an unideintified mottled brown moth.

Recorded lineage

kingdomAnimaliaphylumArthropodaclassInsectaorderLepidoptera

Observed

Apr 15, 2026

Location

Machu Picchu, Peru