#Acharia stimulea

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #274

Saddleback Caterpillar

Acharia stimulea

From the limacodidae family. They have a wingspan of 30 mm. They can be found North America and Mexico.

Image sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

[snototter]

A saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) in Jackson County, Alabama, USA

by Alan Cressler

[colorsoutofearth]

Saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)

Photo by Ingo Arndt

[tempural]

🐱🐛 Cat n' Pillar!

Sticker Club #2: A saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) being used as a cap-and-saddle cat's steed. A tribute to our cat Phillip, and the bugs I find when I'm looking for cats of a similar pattern.

[harleycrittercorner]

Yorkshire terrier in a sweater vest

Saddleback Catterpillar

[apsciencebydan]

A most magnificent munchipede - a large saddleback moth caterpillar (Acharia stimulea). There's just a lot going on in this creature, and I like it. 💚

(yes, this one's venomous)

11/26/22. N. Florida

[bumblechub]

saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea!

they don't actually have faces like this. I just couldn't help myself 😅

[project-valhalla]

The Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)

[celestialmacros]

Saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) parasitized by Braconid wasp (Cotesia empretiae)

Oct. 2, 2018

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[jenniferrobingallery]

SADDLEBACK FEAST

Photo of the Day - Saddleback Feast

SADDLEBACK FEAST

A group of Saddleback Caterpillar Moths (Acharia stimulea) devouring Crocosmia leaves. They blend in so well with the surrounding landscape, it’s easy to miss these small creatures.

According to wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar

The saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea, formerly Sibine stimulea) is the larva of a species of moth…

[frolicingintheforest]

Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) My favorite caterpillar, since I was a little kid. Just look at those “pigtails” !   ^_^

[typhlonectes]

I was really happy to find this Saddleback caterpillar, larva of the mot, Acharia stimulea, a new species for me!

It possesses an extremely painful sting! Found in a mixed pine/hardwood forest in Conroe, Texas, Montgomery county, 5/29/20

photographs by Paxon Kale CC

[psikonauti]

Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) by Stan Lupo

[vynive]

Guess who is stupid enough to actually raise saddleback caterpillars? It's me.

For context: these weird looking guys (Acharia stimulea--the saddleback moth) sting (pretty bad), so touching them is a big no no. Side note: they also dont have feet! They slide around like slugs--hence their family's name: the slug moths.

[tempural]

Stickers and postcards have been printed and cut for DA SCUMSUCK sticker club. Even made a new design for the sealing sticker!!! Now to pack n' ship them.

You have until Sunday night (tomorrow!!) to sign up if ya want this month's cowboy themed designs in da mail.🤠

Dackel Pack gets digital downloads

Hot Dog Sticker Club gets the sticker in da mail

Zeenie Weenie gets the sticker AND postcard in the mail.

I'll be shipping these out ASAP Monday morning.

[calosoma-amitch]

Saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea), Newark DE, August 2018.

I’m a fan of slug caterpillars, and in the Mid-Atlantic, caterpillars become easier to find in late summer. Slug caterpillars get their name by their appearance; their heads are oriented downward and their legs are hidden beneath their bodies (the prolegs are reduced to small spines), giving them the likeness of moving like a slug. 

The saddleback caterpillar is one of the more well-known member of this group, earning its name from the saddle-shaped spot that appears on its back. But what most people remember about the caterpillar are the poisonous spines that cover its body in large, urchin-like tufts, keeping birds at bay. While pretty, the sensation of the spines are akin to stinging nettle, and can last from a few minutes to hours, depending on the reaction. 

(a mild reaction to the spines--which is how I knew there was a saddleback caterpillar in the tree I brushed past)

At least two generations in the Mid-Atlantic (year-round further south), with caterpillars common by July. Caterpillars overwinter as pupae.