Tag: saddleback caterpillar
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Baby Saddlebacks
Relative to other caterpillars, slug caterpillars seem more fantasy than reality. ~David Wagner It is getting to be that time of year – caterpillar time! As summer draws to a creeping close, one of the things that lifts my spirits above the stifling heat waves is the increasing abundance of larval Lepidoptera. And one of Read more…
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Can’t Touch This!
Well, it isn’t really a good idea to touch this, even though I have a few times. This is one of my favorite caterpillars, the Saddleback. It is the larva of an inconspicuous brown moth, Acharia stimulea. The larva is named for the saddle-like pattern (green around the middle “saddle blanket”, with a brown oval Read more…
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