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A hairy brown-colored caterpillar about 30mm in length. This species has a distinctive bright yellow band on it's back with another red line in it. This may be a caterpillar from the Orvasca, Somenagenus, Somena or Nygma genus from the Lymantriidae family.
Uncle Tan Bed&Breakfast, Sepilok road, Sandakan, Sabah.
>>>Map accuracy : 50m diameter.
Spotted on Jun 8, 2010
Submitted on Dec 5, 2013
3 Comments
Here is your answer..
"Euproctis was a dustbin genus in Lymantriidae. Following the treatment of the Borneo Lymantriidae (now Lymantriinae) by Holloway, Euproctis now roughly equates to the tribe Nygmiini, which contains rather a diverse range of genera, including Arna, Artaxa, Nygmia, Orvasca, Somena, Toxoproctis, Lacida, Rhypotoses and "Euproctis" (with species whose correct generic placement remains unresolved)"
http://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes...
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/nygm...
Thanks Nuwan, your suggestions sure looks like a better match.
By the way, why is Euproctis not a valid genus?
EOL and Wikipedia seems to be keeping that genus.
Euproctis is not a valid genus, this could be Orvasca, Somena or some other genus of the tribe Nygmiini
http://www.nbaii.res.in/insectpests/Some...
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/...