Ok, here’s the news from Dr. Art Evans: it’s most likely Arsenura armida from the Saturniidae family. In layman’s terms: a silkmoth native from Mexico down to Bolivia and Brazil. Here’s a link for more info: http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/fitzgerald/arsenura.html
This info comes to me via Debbie Hadley (@AboutInsects on Twitter), a naturalist, freelance writer and teacher. Thanks, Debbie!
Thanks, Kylee! I should credit my groovy ex-husband, Brian, who took the picture 2 1/2 years ago in Nicaragua. I wish I knew what tree they were on, but nobody there seemed to know and it wasn’t familiar to me.
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That is an absolutely incredible picture.
Why, thank you, Brett.
Jenny, do you know what kind of caterpillars these are? Also, what kind of tree are they on?
Ok, here’s the news from Dr. Art Evans: it’s most likely Arsenura armida from the Saturniidae family. In layman’s terms: a silkmoth native from Mexico down to Bolivia and Brazil. Here’s a link for more info: http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/fitzgerald/arsenura.html
This info comes to me via Debbie Hadley (@AboutInsects on Twitter), a naturalist, freelance writer and teacher. Thanks, Debbie!
Wow….those are gorgeous!
Thanks, Kylee! I should credit my groovy ex-husband, Brian, who took the picture 2 1/2 years ago in Nicaragua. I wish I knew what tree they were on, but nobody there seemed to know and it wasn’t familiar to me.