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Metanastria hyrtaca, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1782. [1] It is found in Sri ...
Selepa celtis, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. [ 1 ] It is found in Oriental tropics of India , Sri Lanka , [ 2 ] Taiwan towards the Ryukyu Islands and Australia .
Many species have "hairy" caterpillars that are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name Arctiinae refers to this hairiness (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). Some species within the Arctiinae have the word "tussock"' in their common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based ...
Costa Rican hairy caterpillar. The spiny bristles are a self-defense mechanism The spiny bristles are a self-defense mechanism The appearance of a caterpillar can often repel a predator: its markings and certain body parts can make it seem poisonous, or bigger in size and thus threatening, or non-edible.
Euproctis lunata, the castor hairy caterpillar, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [ 1 ] It is found in India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Thailand .
The caterpillar has a black head, tufts of black hairs behind this, and similar tufts of yellow hairs on the remaining portion. The adult wingspan is about 23 mm (0.9 in). The wings are a pale brown colour with a pattern of small black specks, and the abdomen is red. [4] Bihar hairy caterpillar Jute hairy caterpillar in Rajbari
The amount produced, and the size of the coremata which produce it, are however dependent on the diet that the moth experienced as a caterpillar. If the larval diet contained pyrrolizidine alkaloids , then the coremata become large and the male will release up to 400 micrograms (0.4 milligrams) of hydroxydanaidal, but if it does not, then the ...
In tent caterpillars, the eggs are deposited in masses and covered with a material that hardens in air. Females are generally larger and slower than the males, but the sexes otherwise resemble each other. Moths are typically brown or grey, with hairy legs and bodies. A family of moths mostly of large size.