Iridescent Caterpillar Crawls Across Butterfly Net

Occurred on August 13, 2019 / Peru

Info from Licensor: "Tigerwing butterfly caterpillars. Scientific name Forbestra Olivencia. They are moving on the mesh of a butterfly net trap. These nets were used by scientists to capture butterflies and release them unharmed afterward as part of their data collection and survey work at the Las Piedras Amazon Center in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. It's on the Las Piedras river in the Madre de Dios region. The conservation scientist who found the caterpillars is called Chris Tompkins. The caterpillars were safely released back in the same location."