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Setora nitens
kalamansi tree
I was picking kalamansi when suddenly my hand gets painfully itchy. I looked for the leaves and found this half inched size bright-colored caterpillar. I might have disturbed it while he was eating.
Spotted on Jul 21, 2013
Submitted on Aug 1, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks guys! Not quite actually familiar with caterpillars. I only know that this is Limacodidae.
Agree, not quite the right color for nitens. Definitely setora sp.
Dave
Yes, looks like Setora sp, but not sure S. nitens .. Beautiful!
This looks a bit like Setora nitens - Coconut Nettle grub. Yes, famous for their stings. I remember that the discomfort is a 24 hour thing, but you can read up on that.
Dave