Tag: stinging caterpillar
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You’re Such an Asp
The grace and elegance of every adult butterfly and moth, as it flits about on wings radiant with color, are counterbalanced by the grossness and ugliness of the immature insect. ~Edwin Way Teale As you probably know, if you are a reader of this blog, I don’t agree with this somewhat surprising view held by 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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