Saddleback Caterpillar, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia

Not yet a mothing night shot, this is a daytime shot.

comments (6)

Christine Young

Lion

Acharia stimulea or similar species? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Also, the position of its anntenna makes it looks like it has eyebrows! Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
2. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Unbelievable....yes:
  http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/saddleback_caterpillar.htm Posted 6 years ago
3. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Yay!! Posted 6 years ago

Dominik Hofer

Green Fly

I agree with Acharia, but not Stimulea, which is to my knowledge not found in Colombia so far in the south. But and unfortunately there are many other, almost identical looking caterpillars and imagos of Acharia. Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I've found that a lot of insect life in Colombia is poorly or not at all reported from Colombia, so most online resources have little meaning regarding distribution? Posted 6 years ago

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 Ferdy Christant