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Neetle caterpillar

Setora nitens

Photo by angel_ansh
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Field Notes

Habitat:

kalamansi tree

Notes:

I was picking kalamansi when suddenly my hand gets painfully itchy. I looked for the leaves and found this half inched size bright-colored caterpillar. I might have disturbed it while he was eating.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
angel_ansh
Thanks guys! Not quite actually familiar with caterpillars. I only know that this is Limacodidae.
folicallychalled
Agree, not quite the right color for nitens. Definitely setora sp. Dave
Jason Alexander
Yes, looks like Setora sp, but not sure S. nitens .. Beautiful!
folicallychalled
This looks a bit like Setora nitens - Coconut Nettle grub. Yes, famous for their stings. I remember that the discomfort is a 24 hour thing, but you can read up on that. Dave

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