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[PHOTOS TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2024 | Image IDs: Six photos of a green, brown, and white saddleback caterpillar, a type of slug moth, on a large green leaf /End IDs.]
This was a fascinating find! I don't think I had ever seen one before. This is a saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea, a member of the slug moth family! Do be careful, though, despite their saddled appearance, these adorable things are not for riding, as those hairs are capable of delivering a burning sting!
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A saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) in Atlanta, Georgia
by Alan Cressler
Saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
Photo by Ingo Arndt
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.
This is the last in the series from the Southeast, the last two images will be from South Florida and I’ll explain why I differentiated the two regions. This is Acharia stimulea or the Saddleback caterpillar. These and other Limacodidae (Slug Moths) are abundant in the fall season. This particular individual was huge and near pupation. The habitat photo was the only one in this series I had to totally fudge. Limacodidae are found nearly everywhere, but for the life of me, I couldn’t make a good habitat shot out of it! So when I found this tree overlooking a marsh, and made a cool photo from it, that I would have to cheat a little bit. #saddleback #caterpillar #macro #macro_brilliance #macrointhewild #insect #lepidoptera #achariastimulea #acharia #saddleback #landscape #moth #photography #photoproject #southeast #nature
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A saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea). I have wanted to see one of these for a looong time. They feed on a wide variety of plant species. #caterpillar #insects #saddlebackcaterpillar #Acharia #arthropod #arthropodsanonymous #leps #lepidoptera #illinois #forest #plants #botany #botanizing #nature #naturephotography #naturelover #spines #ecology #trees #southernillinois #midwest #summer #herbivore #herbivores #insectsofig #insectsofig #insectagram
A saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) in Jackson County, Alabama, USA
by Alan Cressler
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