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Saddleback caterpillar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caterpillar has a distinctive green saddle on a black to brown base. The saddle has a central brown patch and is bordered with white. Lobes on the front and rear bear stinging spines. Clusters of spines also line the sides. ... Saddleback Caterpillar Eggs - Acharia stimulea...
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I brushed up against a Saddleback Caterpillar while I was working in my garden. He was hanging on the underside of a Rose of Sharon plant, so I didn't see him. One minute I was weeding, the next minute my arm was on fire.
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Found in many parts of America in later summer and fall. ... The Saddleback Caterpillar Acharia (formerly Sibine) stimulea, is easier to recognise than the adult moth. This is unusual, and probably explained best by the fact that it is diurnal (active by day) and therefore easily seen by predators.
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DESCRIPTION: The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The "saddle" consists of an oval purplish-brown spot in the middle of a green patch on the back.
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The Saddleback Caterpillar is brown in front and rear, green in the middle with a purple spot in the center of the green saddle. There are prominent horns on the front and rear. Stings by this insect can cause severe irritation.
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saddleback caterpillar n. The brown and green larva of a moth (Sibine stimulea) of the southeast United States, having a brown saddle-shaped mark on ... Dictionary: saddleback caterpillar...
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Puss Caterpillar ... Stinging Rose Caterpillar ... The sting is comparable to that of the saddleback caterpillar.
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Forestry Images: Forest Health, Natural Resources & Silviculture Images ... Join / Sign in ... saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) Biological Control...
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The Saddleback Caterpillar is covered with stinging hairs. Stings by this insect can cause severe irritation. The caterpillar is brown in front and rear, green in the middle with a purple spot in the center of the green saddle.
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