Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Zygaenoidea » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Phobetron » Hag Moth - Hodges#4677 (Phobetron pithecium)
Photo#232784
Strange Caterpillar - Phobetron pithecium
Copyright © 2008 BridgetHerr

Strange Caterpillar - Phobetron pithecium
Boles, Arkansas, USA
September 12, 2008
Size: one inch
I found another one of these a few days later. When I tried to move it, it dropped its horn-like appendages...they just feel off! It also secreted some sort of sticky substance on the underside of its body parts. The first one just dropped onto my windshield. The second one, my son brought to me, so I have no idea what they eat.

Images of this individual: tag all
Strange Caterpillar - Phobetron pithecium Strange Caterpillar - Phobetron pithecium
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by BridgetHerr on 11 October, 2008 - 4:37pm
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 1:48am

Not an expert but...
Please see Hag Moth (Phobetron pithecium)



Which will turn into...



http://bugguide.net/node/view/452/bgimage

These are stinging caterpillars so be careful

also note that I cropped your image.

-and-

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ron M., 11 October, 2008 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed
Hag Moth caterpillar- very distinctive, in a crazy sort of way.
… John Carlson, 13 October, 2008 - 1:10am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact