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el_gusanito I have been sitting on this for about a week and got nowhere with ID.<br /> Adrian saw it on a yacca bu it might have dropped out of the trees above, i wasn&#039;t doing its job munching. Of course he pulled me out from under a car to present his find, unfortunately he had picked the leaf together with the caterpillar.<br /> it was 25mm including the bristles. <br /> I have uplaoded a portrait as well Acharia stimulea,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Saddleback Caterpillar,Summer,caterpillar,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

el_gusanito

I have been sitting on this for about a week and got nowhere with ID.
Adrian saw it on a yacca bu it might have dropped out of the trees above, i wasn't doing its job munching. Of course he pulled me out from under a car to present his find, unfortunately he had picked the leaf together with the caterpillar.
it was 25mm including the bristles.
I have uplaoded a portrait as well

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  1. View Martin Lagerwey's profile
    Martin Lagerwey
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    What a beauty. I see a similar caterpillar commonly in Australia called a cupmoth. The larvae have no legs and are called 'slugs'. I get stung often as I am always in foliage but itching is mild and lasts for a few minutes.
    Ours come in several species, each with eversible bristles.
    Mottled cupmoth (Doratifera vulnerans) This bizarre 'slug' caterpillar bears eight weapons which are bundles of spines normally folded away but everted when the insect is startled. They produce mild irritation to humans when touched. Australia,Doratifera,Doratifera vulnerans,Geotagged,Mottled Cup Moth,Summer
     Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic find, Annette, and thanks Martin for helping out with identification. Posted 9 years ago

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The Saddleback Caterpillar

The saddleback caterpillar, ''Acharia stimulea'' , is the larva of a species of moth native to eastern North America. The species belongs to the family of slug caterpillars, Limacodidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Jul 13, 2016. Captured Jul 4, 2016 08:44 in Unnamed Road, Guanacaste, Tilarán, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D3X
  • f/9.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO500
  • 180mm
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