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Royal Moth Caterpillar

Automeris sp.

Spotting Image 1

Description:

big hair caterpillar

Habitat:

I found this caterpillar on a tree leaf during a night walk.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago
Royal Moth Caterpillar
Automeris sp Automeris postalbida - Information on Automeris postalbida


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12 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks for all the comments.

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

So Nice...

Noah Ranger
KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Wow!

Leana Lahom-Cristobal
Leana Lahom-Cristobal 11 years ago

Amazing spotting!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Really spectacular caterpillar! Looks incredibly menacing.

Carol Milne
Carol Milne 11 years ago

WOW! this caterpillar is so so cool!

Noah Ranger
NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Amazing!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Don't know the plant. It was a small tree on the side of a trail.

Noah Ranger
Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Excellent caterpillar. Do you know what plant ?

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Similar to A. postalbida. Tom is right not to want to touch it. Many caterpillars in this subfamily have stinging spines.

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Looks great, but I wouldn't want to touch it (ouch!!!).

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Wow! Great find!

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Tom15
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Tom15

Guyana

Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 29, 2013

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