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Cabbage tree emperor moth caterpillar

Bunaea alcinoe

Description:

Caterpiller of the African Emperor moth

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23 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks for the correction Bill.

BillOehlke
BillOehlke 10 years ago

That one is actually Bunaea alcinoe, not Bunaeopsis licharbas.
Bill Oehlke

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks Stian!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 10 years ago

Fantastic picture Karen! That's so cool :)

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks sitija! Yes, it was a real giant!

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Huge!!!!!
Amazing spotting! :)))

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Bill!

bill.oehlke
bill.oehlke 11 years ago

Hi, It is one of the Saturniidae. The moth is large, but not atypical in size of many other Saturniidae moths. It is far from being one of the largest moths in that family.
Bill Oehlke
Very nice picture.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Mayra!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow! Incredible!!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Noe & Pili!

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 11 years ago

Cool!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

It was certainly a biggie!
I'm glad I now know what it turned into!

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

Nice. No wonder the moth is so big - that caterpillar is huge!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Yes, I didn't get to see the moth but we were told it is one of the largest species in the world!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Wow, big one and nice colours :)
It looks almost like it's made of plastic or rubber :)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 12 years ago

Amazing caterpillar!!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

Fantastic!

iamcherreymaiya
iamcherreymaiya 12 years ago

this is incredible! what a beautiful little monster hehe

peter
peter 12 years ago

Incredible! Thanks for sharing :)

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Woah those spikes look unfriendly! What an awesome looking caterpillar.

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Wow, nice! :)

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Paterson, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 19, 2008
Submitted on Aug 19, 2011

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