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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Verified Sightings
Displaying 385 - 408 of 412 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 21, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L., Brown, B.B.)
Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 19, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kergosien, R.)
Region: Forrest County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 15, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kergosien, R.)
Region: Hancock County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 27, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Warren County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 05, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 06, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L., Brown, B.B.)
Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 21, 2008
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BobMoul (Bob Moul)
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Mar 22, 2011
Observation date: Jun 19, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 06, 2011
Observation date: Jul 10, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 06, 2011
Observation date: Jul 30, 2010
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 06, 2011
Observation date: Jun 17, 2010
Submitted by: Eddie Huber
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2011
Observation date: Sep 18, 2010
Submitted by: Jo Roy (Edward Dowdall)
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: Jo Roy
Verified date: Jan 25, 2011
Observation date: Jun 21, 2010
Submitted by: Moth-er Jean
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Jan 19, 2011
Observation date: Sep 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Chuck Tague)
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
Observation date: Oct 05, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ken Lebo)
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jan 05, 2010
Observation date: Jun 26, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (DJ Stanley)
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts (Jason D. Roberts)
Verified date: Jan 04, 2010
Observation date: Sep 03, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Barbara Staggs)
Region: Clayton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Kelly Lotts)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: Jul 08, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Aug 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 30, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Marcy Cunkelman)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 17, 2009
Observation date: Jun 25, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jul 07, 2009
Observation date: Sep 04, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Donna Race)
Region: Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Apr 17, 2009
Observation date: Sep 03, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rob Broekhuis)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Aug 03, 2008
Submitted by: rita s.adkins (Rita S. Adkins)
Region: Menifee County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner (Roger Downer)
Verified date: Mar 10, 2009
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