catapillar

Posted by Lisa on October 28, 2001 at 18:41:21:

My little girl, 6 years old... Found a large, fat, orange catapillar. about 1inch and a half with smail, bright orange spots. We are located in central america, and she found him crawling in sand.
Could you tell me what this catapillar might be?
Ive never seen one this big.

Thank You,
Lisa