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Saddleback Moth Caterpillar

Acharia sp.

Description:

About 3cm long with very furry legs.

Habitat:

Found 11 of them eating the leaves of my coconut tree (Cocos nucifera).

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9 Comments

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 10 years ago

Thank you bayuuca. I'll check it out.

Thank you everyone.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Very nice spotting!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Never saw this one before, looks like a Terrestrial Nudibranch! Beautiful.

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Agree with Acharia sp., close to Acharia horrida or Acharia ophelians, but with subtle differences in markings.

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 10 years ago

@kd I agree with you!

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Caterpillars come in such a great array of shapes & colours!

celestialprincess101
celestialprincess101 10 years ago

Thank you :)

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Lovely!

Trinidad and Tobago

Spotted on Mar 27, 2014
Submitted on Mar 27, 2014

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