Larry Valentine
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Larry Valentine

Kentroleuca albilinea male, Serra Da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brasil,
3500 feet, November 25, 2007, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Larry Valentine has a keen interest in reptiles, but also enjoys other aspects of nature. He is a WLSS member who has recently moved to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His home is in Fazenda Pedra Negra in the Serra da Mantiqueira, elevation approximately 3500 feet in southern Minas Gerais near the border between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. He has written, "Remember I am a reptile man first, but enjoy everything and will document and help the best I can."

Larry lives on the Fazenda Pedra Negra ranch in Itanhandu.

Larry Valentine Fazenda

I am hoping some very nice images and data will be coming from this beautiful area.

Dirphia avia, Serra Da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
March 7, 2008, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Rothschildia jacobaeae fifth instar, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
appears to be on willow, January 16, 2008, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Below are some Saturniidae for which I only have tentative ids. Help would be appreciated.

Pseudodirphia larva , April 3, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Maybe Pseudodirphia agis; maybe Pseudodirphia catarinensis

Procitheronia principalis larva and pupa, April 3, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Maybe Procitheronia purpurea; maybe Procitheronia principalis.

Eacles larva and pupa, April 10, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Probably green to prepupal form of Eacles imperialis magnifica.

Automeris naranja larva, May 4, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Eacles imperialis magnifica December 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Pseudautomeris luteata fifth instar, December 2008,, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Larry has also sent some images of lepidoptera outside the Saturniidae family. If you can help with ids of the images linked from the bottom of this page, please forward to Bill Oehlke.

Sphingidae

Protambulyx strigilis, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, April 21, 2009

Eumorpha anchemolus ??, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

?? Isognathus species ?? larva, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 21, 2008

Erinnyis ello larva, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 21, 2008

Xylophanes tersa adult, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December, 2008

Erinnyis alope, parasitized larva, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 21, 2008

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Butterflies, mostly larvae

Nymphalidae sp?? larva, April 4, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Heraclides sp?? larva, March 27, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Carlos Mielke: Heraclides thoas brasiliensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) on Piperaceae I guess.

Battus sp?? larva, May 4, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Other moth families: larvae and/or adults

White moth ??, March 27, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Twig mimic, May 3, 2008, Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil