A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Acronicta funeralis
About an 1 1/4 inch long caterpillar. "Velvet" black body with "lip" shaped patterns. Patterns are orange on tips an white in the center with a black stripe in it.
Unknown plant
Found while volunteering at a kids nature camp.
It really is! Back when I started on PN (before I knew anything about the world outside my house/yard) I would have never believed it was found here, a place not tropical and exotic.
No worries. It kind of looks like ash, but it looks like these dagger moth caterpillars feed on a variety of tree foliage.
@LauraMaria They do look like cowry shells!
@Sckel Bob the Caterpillar seems like a fitting name.
@Gilma It is indeed! Definitely a fun find.
Very nice Caterpillar. I think It does not like that name. let's call him Bob the Caterpillar.
That's really neat, a pretty wild caterpillar. Looks like it has cowry shells on its back! Kudos to the kid that found it, maybe you should get them to sign up ;D
Hey Keith, thanks for the ID. Do not know which plant. But if I get a chance, I will go back and take some picture of the leaves.
Thanks Stephanie, but I can't take credit for finding this one. Some kids at a camp I'm volunteering at found it. :)
Beautiful photos! You find the most interesting looking caterpillars Logan!
That's awesome. I've never seen anything like it. Do you know the plant it is feeding on?
Spotted on Jun 25, 2014
Submitted on Jun 26, 2014
