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Bunaea alcinoe
Caterpiller of the African Emperor moth
Thanks for the correction Bill.
That one is actually Bunaea alcinoe, not Bunaeopsis licharbas.Bill Oehlke
Thanks Stian!
Fantastic picture Karen! That's so cool :)
Thanks sitija! Yes, it was a real giant!
Huge!!!!!Amazing spotting! :)))
Thanks Bill!
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 OehlkeVery nice picture.
Thanks Mayra!
Wow! Incredible!!
Thank you Noe & Pili!
Cool!
It was certainly a biggie! I'm glad I now know what it turned into!
Nice. No wonder the moth is so big - that caterpillar is huge!
Yes, I didn't get to see the moth but we were told it is one of the largest species in the world!
Wow, big one and nice colours :)It looks almost like it's made of plastic or rubber :)
Thanks everyone for your kind comments!
Amazing caterpillar!!
Fantastic!
this is incredible! what a beautiful little monster hehe
Incredible! Thanks for sharing :)
Woah those spikes look unfriendly! What an awesome looking caterpillar.
Wow, nice! :)
Spotted on Feb 19, 2008 Submitted on Aug 19, 2011
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Thanks for the correction Bill.
That one is actually Bunaea alcinoe, not Bunaeopsis licharbas.
Bill Oehlke
Thanks Stian!
Fantastic picture Karen! That's so cool :)
Thanks sitija! Yes, it was a real giant!
Huge!!!!!
Amazing spotting! :)))
Thanks Bill!
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.
Thanks Mayra!
Wow! Incredible!!
Thank you Noe & Pili!
Cool!
It was certainly a biggie!
I'm glad I now know what it turned into!
Nice. No wonder the moth is so big - that caterpillar is huge!
Yes, I didn't get to see the moth but we were told it is one of the largest species in the world!
Wow, big one and nice colours :)
It looks almost like it's made of plastic or rubber :)
Thanks everyone for your kind comments!
Amazing caterpillar!!
Fantastic!
this is incredible! what a beautiful little monster hehe
Incredible! Thanks for sharing :)
Woah those spikes look unfriendly! What an awesome looking caterpillar.
Wow, nice! :)