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uglybug Foley, AL Jun 15, 2007

What is this creature? It was found on the branch of a satsuma orange tree in lower Alabama, gulf coast region. It is 0.75 inch in length. The markings are very bright green and yellow, white, and brown. Could not find ID from information on Internet or in the few books we have.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 15, 2007

That is a Saddle-back Caterpillar, Sibine stimulea.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 15, 2007

uglybug,
We have an entry for the Saddle-back Caterpillar in BugFiles here: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/1485/
perhaps you could add your images,

Kennedy

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jun 16, 2007

That's freaky !!! Great shots!

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 16, 2007

I've read those hairs can sting you!!! Be careful!

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tmbolin crossville, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 22, 2007

Oh ya they can sting. We call them pack saddles for some reason. They love to eat our carn. I NEVER go to pick corn w/o gloves and a long sleeve shirt. Wish I had taken pics of the sting my son had. Nasty nasty bugs

Tina

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