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Lagarta de Fogo, Taturana Cachorrinho

Fire Caterpillar,Podalia sp:

Description:

Lagartas que apresentam longas cerdas (pêlos), de coloração variada. Estas cerdas são inofensivas, mas escondem as cerdas de veneno (espinhos), que são menores e possuem glândula de veneno na base.

Habitat:

America do Sul

1 Species ID Suggestions

Adilson
Adilson 10 years ago
Lagarta De Fogo
Fire Caterpillar


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6 Comments

Oh my god, I thought it was a sheep !

halhurst
halhurst 10 years ago

Where I read it. Larva of the flannel moth
http://news.discovery.com/animals/insect...

halhurst
halhurst 10 years ago

recently a facebook meme, called Donald Trump caterpillar.

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 10 years ago

Not having the sense of size, I was about to ask if this was related to a porcupine. Then I saw bayucca's identification suggestion & looked it up. Lots smaller, but this caterpillar seems to have similarly pokey barbs!

keithp2012
keithp2012 10 years ago

Cool

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Megalopygidae, Podalia sp. or Megalopyge sp.

Adilson
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Adilson

SP, SP, Brazil

Spotted on May 3, 2013
Submitted on May 15, 2013

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