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Saddleback caterpillar

Acharia stimulea

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Field Notes

Description:

The caterpillar is primarily green with brown at either end and a prominent white-ringed brown dot in the center which resembles a saddle. It has a pair of fleshy horns at either end. These and most of the rest of the body bear urticating hairs that secrete an irritating venom. Contact with the hairs causes a painful, swollen rash and sometimes nausea in humans.

Species ID Suggestions

Saddleback Caterpillar

Sibine stimulea

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