Hello friends,

I hope you are all well. God has kept me well and healthy by his grace.
I have come to participate in this Eco Lens Map competition again today as always. The insect I have brought to you today is called a slug moth caterpillar.

I love photography very much. I found this slug moth caterpillar photograph today on a stem of my vegetable plant. It was probably sucking the sap of my plant. I had seen this insect once before on a litchi tree leaf and I took its photograph. The numerous sharp hairs on its body are like a cluster of beautiful natural signs. The color of its body and the red spots along the middle repeatedly describe the perfect creation of God. I was looking at the insect with great interest and was taking photographs. It was moving forward very slowly. I took the photographs that I liked very well. I hope you like it.

Slug moth caterpillars have venomous spines that can cause painful bites to humans. These slug-like caterpillars should not be touched, and if you are bitten, remove the hairs or spines with tape, then wash the area with soap and water.

Life cycle

In most of its northern range, there is one generation per year, with caterpillars appearing from late June to October.

Eggs

Eggs are laid singly or in small clusters on leaves.

Larva

Euclia caterpillar larvae vary in color, ranging from yellowish green to bright red, with square subdorsal markings - a distinctive ID feature for this species. Orange coloration is also common, in addition to the red square subdorsal markings. The larva is flattened and oval, with spiny tubercles on the back and sides. This species has a total of 8 instars, the first instar being a small, white larva with a subdorsal tubercle. The last instar usually has two to four sets of black hairs on the end of the tail, which may fall off, called 'caltrop' spines, after the Roman defensive weapon. Colourful, but colours vary widely. Orange, green, lichen and orange-green Florida forms have also been recorded, although less common. Like all limacodids, the legs are shortened and the prolegs are modified into suction cups.

Food plants

In addition to apple, ash, basswood, beech, birch, blueberry, cherry, chestnut, hackberry, hickory, maple, oak, poplar, sycamore and willow, it feeds on a wide variety of deciduous trees and shrubs.

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Scientific Name

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