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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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Saddleback caterpillar - Acharia stimulea - Acharia stimulea
Copyright © 2006 Dang (tom w.)

Saddleback caterpillar - Acharia stimulea - Acharia stimulea
Cobb County/Marietta County, Georgia, USA
September 3, 2006
Size: 25mm
I'd never seen one, but after learning the ID from Tom Murray I was glad I hadn't touched it. It was found around 9 am on a Canon Lilly leaf. The photo is upside down, and I took several in different positions showing each angle.
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Contributed by Dang (tom w.) on 14 September, 2006 - 10:02am

educate me on why you were gl
educate me on why you were glad you didn't touch it...

:-)
… April, 14 September, 2006 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

 
venomous spines!!
venomous spines!!
… john and jane balaban, 14 September, 2006 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you might have a look
I think you might have a look at another shot here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8418
Seems they have quiet a nasty sting.
Thanks!
… Dang (tom w.), 14 September, 2006 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

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