Saddleback Caterpillar Moth
Acharia stimulea (Clemens, 1860)
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Wings glossy dark chocolate brown with black shading. One white dot near forewing base, and one to three more near the apex. Hindwing paler brown.
Wing Span: 2.6-4.3 cm. Female larger than male.
Life History: Larva (Saddleback Caterpillar) can inflict a painful sting with sharp bristles on its body.
Flight: June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many plants including apple, asters, blueberries, citrus, corn, dogwoods, elms, grapes, linden, maples, oaks, Prunus species, sunflowers, and viburnums.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts to Florida, west to eastern Missouri and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Changed from Sibine stimulea 07/2009 per Hugh McGuinness.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Sibine stimulea
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 14, 2015
Observation date: Sep 19, 2014
Submitted by: haczech
Region: Jackson County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Mar 02, 2015
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Feb 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 28, 2015
Observation date: Sep 13, 2014
Submitted by: snakeowl
Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 16, 2014
Observation date: Sep 30, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 30, 2014
Observation date: Sep 30, 2014
Submitted by: grosbeak46
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 30, 2014
Observation date: Sep 24, 2014
Submitted by: schizoozy
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 27, 2014
Observation date: Sep 19, 2014
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 23, 2014
Observation date: Sep 21, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Clifford Hence III)
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 23, 2014
Observation date: Sep 20, 2014
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 22, 2014
Observation date: Aug 30, 2014
Submitted by: mmatwichuk
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 22, 2014
Observation date: Sep 21, 2014
Submitted by: klavierabend
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 21, 2014
Observation date: Sep 06, 2014
Submitted by: knauba
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 16, 2014
Observation date: Sep 15, 2014
Submitted by: jmrtsus
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 16, 2014
Observation date: Sep 15, 2014
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2014
Observation date: Sep 14, 2014
Submitted by: Ptrellis
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Sep 14, 2014
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 11, 2014
Observation date: Aug 31, 2014
Submitted by: jsulli92
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 01, 2014
Observation date: Aug 06, 2014
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 31, 2014
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: UrsulaV
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 24, 2014
Observation date: Aug 19, 2014
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Aug 21, 2014
Observation date: Aug 17, 2014
Submitted by: bandy
Region: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2014
Observation date: Aug 01, 2014
Submitted by: patriciakirles
Region: Harnett County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2014
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