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Limacodidae
Found this eating the leaves of a palmera. You don't usually see them unless you brush into one and feel its very painful sting that lasts for several hours. I forgot the local name for this one. Higad is a Filipino general term for all caterpillars with highly irritating hairs including tussock moth larvae.
Spotted on Oct 30, 2009
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011
11 Comments
Painful sting that radiates. I got stung in my knee and it radiates up to my groin, i tried to use baking soda mix with water to make a paste but the sting is still painful.
Thank you Emma and textless. Emma, the berries are still a mystery evading my web searches. I'll be very happy once we find the right ID ^_^
What a great spotting!
We stiill have to figure out the purple berries though!!.
I saw your post of the White-faced Monkey, the predator you were talking about. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/667...
In urban environments, although I have yet to see one, its probably the birds that eat these slug moths.
I bet if it is painful, and in spite of them, all those types of caterpillars, have a predator. I will post a white faced monkey eating something similar....
@Jonathan, alice and nath: hindi lang matinding kati, ang sakit kaya...sa braso ako nadale ng higad na ito!
I rubbed against this slug moth, it is like having a three inch gash on my arm, that painful.
ng ganitong uri ng uod (Higad) nagiging sanhi ng matinding nangangati.
Nangangati na ako! Nakita ko palang.
Thanks for the ID Latimeria. A green crowned slug moth is the closest ID I could find.
The family Limacodidae includes the slug caterpillars, which looks like what you have here.
thats such a peculiar caterpillar I love it! :D