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Yellow-tail Moth I&#039;m not 100% sure about this identification, so feel free to correct me if I&#039;m wrong.<br /> <br /> As with any brush-haired caterpillar, one should avoid any contact with it for their hairs can be a serious health issue. Euproctis similis,Macro,Yellow-tail Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Yellow-tail Moth

I'm not 100% sure about this identification, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

As with any brush-haired caterpillar, one should avoid any contact with it for their hairs can be a serious health issue.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Whilst on the topic of dangerous caterpillars, in Brazil I was only inches away from the deadliest of them all:

    Giant Silkworm Moth Caterpillar (Lonomia obliqua) Listed as the world's most deadliest catterpillar, or "Assassin Caterpillar", this is not a bug to mess with. It's main body color is black, it has about the length of a male human hand. It has yellow feet and red spots on its body. The spikes at the head and tails are several centimers long. <br /> <br /> One of our fellow travellers stepped into one and cried. With the help of the identification of Joost Thissen that incident is not as funny as it was back then, the man should have gotten medical treatment.<br /> <br /> This one was found at the Amazon village, a lodge near Manaus, Brazil. Amazon,Brazil,Caterpillar,Geotagged,Giant Silkworm Moth,Insects,Lonomia obliqua,Moth,moth week 2018


    Which I only found out after returning home :)     Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
  2. View Ludo Sak's profile
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    Wow, are you serious:) I bet you even wanted to touch it, glad you didn't! Small chance, that. Good story, even better that you found out the soft way.. Posted 13 years ago
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    Phantastic photo Ferdy, so you get away with it in brazil. (Ben je goed weg gekomen zeg!) Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      I did take malaria home with me, but thats still better than touching that caterpillar :) Posted 13 years ago
  5. View Jeroen's profile
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    Oke, heavy!
    Brazil must be very impressive I guess.
    Did you took a lot off pictures over there?

     Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Yes, a lot, most can be found here:

      1097Brazil       Posted 13 years ago
  7. View WildFlower's profile
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    It looks like a Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
    http://ukmoths.org.uk/showzoom.php?id=5530
    The White Satin Moth has double white spots in the middle and red ones on the side.
    http://ukmoths.org.uk/showzoom.php?id=4536     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Thanks once again for the correction! Posted 12 years ago

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The Yellow-tail

The Yellow-tail, Goldtail Moth or Swan Moth is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded May 21, 2012. Captured May 19, 2011 16:07.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/11.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO4000
  • 105mm

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