#Shag-carpet caterpillar

[onenicebugperday]

Shag carpet caterpillar moth, Prothysana felderi, Apatelodinae (American silkworm moths)

Found from very southern Mexico down through Peru

Photo 1 by Andreas Kay, 2 by Judy Gallagher, 3-4 by kkrockytop, 5 by desertnaturalist, 6 by indianacristo, 7 by erlandreflingnielsen, and 8 by kkrockytop

[windows1995]

Shag carpet caterpillar moth (source)

[ecuadorlife]

Shag-carpet caterpillar, Prothysana felderi by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay

[youneedone2]

Shag Carpet caterpillar (Prothysana felderi) by Colin Hutton

[pien-art]

hello please enjoy the Shag-Carpet caterpillar 🐛

[terranlifeform]

Shag-carpet caterpillar (Prothysana felderi) in the Darien Province of Panama

Aaron Bloch

[myfrogcroaked]

I received many creative answers to this week's #NameThatThing! Many of you thought it was a vulture or a secretary bird, but if you said caterpillar, you're right! This is a Shag-carpet caterpillar (Prothysana felderi) which becomes a "head-standing" moth, found at the @frogrescue field site in Cusuco National Park, Honduras. . . #insects #rainforest #science #game #wildlife #animals

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Stinging Flannel Moth Caterpillar, Megalopygidae

The incredible otherwordly caterpillars of Ecuador

Melissa Breyer (@MelissaBreyer) Science / Animals October 10, 2016

The following images show some of the extreme caterpillars of Ecuador, a place of astounding biodiversity. The photos were taken by scientist Andreas Kay, who has been documenting the diversity of life in Ecuador as an independent scientist since 2011 in order to raise more awareness for the treasures there, many of which are threatened by the destruction of tropical forests.

Photos: © Andreas Kay

Tiger moth caterpillar

Hairy caterpillar of Oxynetra sp., Hesperiidae

Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar, Limacodidae

Saturniid moth caterpillar, Procitheronia fenestrata with tachinid eggs

 Tropical milkweed butterfly larva, Lycorea halia

Shag-carpet caterpillar, Tarchon felderi

Saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea

Pretty cat, Megalopygidae

Caterpillar of Memphis sp., Nymphalidae, Charaxinae

Caterpillar with fake snake eyes, Naprepa sp., Notodontidae

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Shag-carpet caterpillar, Prothysana felderi by Ecuador Megadiverso from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay https://flic.kr/p/2ejz4Bc

[ecuadorlife]

Shag-carpet caterpillar, Tarchon felderi, Bombycidae by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: watch my VIDEO at rumble.com/v58rb5 from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

[ecuadorlife]

Shag-carpet caterpillar, Tarchon felderi by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

[onenicebugperday]

Shag carpet caterpillar moth, Prothysana felderi, Apatelodinae (American silkworm moths)

Found from southern Mexico down through South America

Photos 1-2 by Frank Deschandol // Instagram - Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

Photos 3-4 by Andreas Kay, 5-6 by indianacristo, 7 by kkrockytop, 8 by entomophilo, and 9 for scale by rossycastaneda1

[ecuadorlife]

Shag-carpet caterpillar from Ecuador

[ecuadorlife]

Shag-carpet caterpillar, Tarchon felderi on Flickr.

from Ecuador by Andreas Kay

[depressedacadamia]

I’m begging every Brit to not laugh at the name of this carpet

hello please enjoy the Shag-Carpet caterpillar 🐛