Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Caterpillar ID-Black body-yellow bands, no hair-reddish head, 1 by sheila6277

sheila6277 wrote:
Please hurry - They are voracious and there are several of them. I caught one, put it in a jar with a large piece of leaf from my Plumeria, that they are trying to devour. In less than an hour, the leaf is gone and the bottom of the jar is covered with pellets - like rabbit pellets. I cleaned my patio just a couple of days ago and today the whole area by the Plumeria is covered with these pellets and the ground is littered with partially eaten leaves. It is over 4" long. Black body - 1/2" wide black bands, 1/8" yellow bands. No hair. It has a reddish-orange head with lighter orange behind it. It has a lighter orange backside. It has 3 sets of reddish orange legs in front closer together behind the head followed by lighter orange legs spaced 1/2" apart below the yellow bands. Just above the backside, it has a light orange spot with a single black tail sticking up about 1/2".