Nancy Vander Velde brought me some caterpillars from Majuro for identification. These are almost certainly Hypolimnas bolina (Family Nymphalidae). According the Butterflies of Micronesia [1], this is the only Hypolimnas species in the Marshalls and larvae are often abundant on Wollastonia biflora growing on Majuro. This butterfly species is listed in "The Marshall Islands - Living Atolls Amidst the Living Sea".
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