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Potential Length more than 10 cm. His hair about 3-5cm.
Rain forest
in Bandung, we call this 'Ulat Metal' (Metal caterpillar) because of its great hair. so far, we only find this in Dago Pakar, our conservation forest
This is unlikely to be one of the Megalopyge. The Megalopyge - and all of the Megalopygidae- are New World species, found in the Americas and adjacent New World tropics. They are not found in Asia.
Finally, I found the genus of this caterpillar! ᕙ(`▽´)ᕗ This woolly caterpillar is from Megalopyge sp., Flannel Moth Caterpillar..
Spotted on Jan 17, 2013
Submitted on Jan 25, 2013
