Fine speckling of white or yellowish below and or above the lateral stripe.
Western marbled emperor moth caterpillar.
African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.
African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.
Since the western marbled emperor moth is the only member of the genus verified from kenya according to the world s largest saturniidae site we believe that to be the correct species identification for your caterpillar.
An almost fully grown caterpillar of the western marbled emperor on the species specific forage plant the black thorn.
Since the western marbled emperor moth is the only member of the genus verified from kenya according to the world s largest saturniidae site we believe that to be the correct species identification for your caterpillar.
Great peacock moth caterpillar from france.
Up to 90mm long.
Ready to mate the males are constantly looking for the slightly larger females.
Males are attracted by the females pheromones scents.
As soon as the rainy season begins marbled emperor moths as well as the western marbled emperor moth heniocha dyops are out and about in their hundreds.
Come december to february the next generation of adult western marbled emperors hatches after the first good rains and a new cycle begins.
Spiracles purple or yellow or yellow and purple striped.
According to kirby wolfe.
African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.
Fynbos and woodlands found near residential dwelling.
Moths and caterpillars are a protein rich food for countless animals.
Ants eats giant silkmoth caterpillar.
Four prominent flattened white or silver spines on each segment may be reduced or absent usually tipped with yellow sometimes tips are red with tufts of bristles.
Cabbage tree emperor moth caterpillar commented on by bill oehlke sundays river valley local municipality eastern cape south africa 7 years ago hi it is one of the saturniidae.
Large moth of around 10cm wingspan.
That s what the mirror like spines are for to break up the light so the caterpillar can hide in the sparse acacia foliage.
Since the western marbled emperor moth is the only member of the genus verified from kenya according to the world s largest saturniidae site we believe that to be the correct species identification for your caterpillar.
Saturniid caterpillar from panama.
Clumsy flyer feather like antennae.
The moth is large but not atypical in size of many other saturniidae moths.
Of the emperor moth family saturniidae.
