SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ANNETTE AIELLO(See “Differential sequestration of a cytotoxic vismione from the host plant Vismia baccifera by Periphoba arcaei and Pyrrhopyge thericles,” Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2015.)
Image of the Day: Toxic Taste
The skipper butterfly caterpillar (Pyrrhopyge thericles) is toxic to predators because it feeds on poisonous Vismia plants.
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