I don't know how to add a link but if you google Saddleback caterpillar you will find a .... The adult moths are pretty darned ugly, no match for the luna!
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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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Saddleback-caterpillar - Definition of Saddleback-caterpillar at Dictionary.com a What do caterpillar... Adult saddleback ca... Saddleback caterpil.
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Saddleback Caterpillar - Sibine stimulea (Clem.) This beautiful caterpillar, which is often found on deciduous tree foliage in the late summer and fall, must be handled with care. Children must be warned about handling the saddleback or any of the similar slug caterpillars. Except for its sting, the saddleback is of...
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The sting is comparable to that of the saddleback caterpillar. Adult moths appear at lights from late-May through July. Larvae feed on corn foliage, cotton, roses and a wide variety of trees and shrubs. There is believed to be only one generation in most years with overwintering passed as a pupa inside a tough oval...
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Contacting the spines of a saddleback caterpillar is every bit as painful as a bee sting. 2109016, Larva(e). 3717097, Adult(s)
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Attracted to a mercury vapor lamp. Some thoracic scales appear to have been lost. Lateral view of same specimen: Identification, Images, & Information; For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin; For the United States & Canada; Saddleback Caterpillar Moth - Acharia stimulea - female...
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Some caterpillars, opposite to being camouflaged, bear bold markings that make them very conspicuous. The gorgeous caterpillar at the left is the Saddleback Caterpillar, Sibine stimulea, the larval stage of a small, brown moth not at Consequently, Monarch caterpillars and adult butterflies contain the same alkaloid,
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A: Thanks for bringing in this caterpillar to the Extension office. Your caterpillars provided an excellent opportunity to share with the Master Gardener volunteers, most of whom had never seen a live saddleback specimen. The juvenile snake often looks quite different from the adult. Spend some time looking over...
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