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Limacodid Caterpillar

Parasa pastoralis

Description:

This "cactus like" caterpillar from fam of Limacodidae or Euclidae moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea. Many Limacodidae larvae are green and fairly smooth, but others have tubercles with urticating hairs and may have bright warning colours. The sting can be quite potent, causing severe pain.



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11 Comments

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih a week ago

Lovely series.. Very nice.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann a week ago

Wow! Nice one!

cecihelper1
cecihelper1 11 months ago

Interesting caterpillar!

Atul
Atul a year ago

lovely!!

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

cool!

AnnalisaD
AnnalisaD a year ago

It looks like it's glowing.....very nice!

Romesh
Romesh a year ago

wow!

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Cool!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri a year ago

Extra ordinary shot,

thanks JuanDiTrani

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani a year ago

this is a Limacodid caterpillar

Indonesia

Lat: -7.92, Long: 112.59

Spotted on Dec 20, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2011

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