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Echo Moth Caterpillar

Seirarctia echo

Description:

to 45mm A voracious eater of many different plant species. They are fond of cycads in Florida.

Habitat:

Found in a sandhill/scrub habitat at Oscar Scherer State Park

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2 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

No...no stinging hairs...just tickled!
Thank you Braulio

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 11 years ago

Amazing!
It dosen´t hurt to have a Caterpillar like that in the skin?

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2013
Submitted on May 8, 2013

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