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Saddleback caterpillar     

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Florida

The saddleback caterpillar, Sibine stimulea, is the larva of a species of moth native to eastern North America. The species belongs to the family of slug caterpillars, Limacodidae. It is also known as the "packsaddle".


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Florida
Names Sibine stimulea ‐ Acharia stimulea

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Saddleback Caterpillar munching on Sycamore Leaf by:
Moth
Central Florida
01-Jan-2012
Saddleback caterpillar

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea) shown munching on the leaf of Florida Native Plant American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)





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