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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Acharia » Saddleback Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#4700 (Acharia stimulea)
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Armed To The Teeth! - Acharia stimulea
Copyright © 2010 Scott Justis

Armed To The Teeth! - Acharia stimulea
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
July 17, 2010
Size: ~22mm
With stinging spines. Found on smartweed plant.

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 15 August, 2010 - 7:02pm

Awesome!
Awesome shot! It really shows how nasty those spines are. I got stung by one of these when I was a kid. NOT a pleasant experience by any stretch of the imagination lol.
… bugsrock, 6 October, 2010 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I came very close to brushing up against it while searching for bugs in dense foliage.
… Scott Justis, 6 October, 2010 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

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