Thank you so much! The caterpillar is finally eating. Today I went to the mountain where I had found it and brought many leaves from the families you recommended, Rosaceae (Prunus, Rubus, Hesperomeles), Salicaceae (Salix, Xylosma), Oleaceae (Fraxinus) and I couldn’t find an Andean oak (Quercus humboldtii). However, the caterpillar seems to have rejected the leaves of Rubus and Salix, and is almost completely eating those that appear to be from Hesperomeles (it could also be Ilex kunthiana, I cannot distinguish them without the flowers).
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