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.
Western marbled emperor moth caterpillar.
Of the emperor moth family saturniidae.
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.
Moths and caterpillars are a protein rich food for countless animals.
Ready to mate the males are constantly looking for the slightly larger females.
The moth is large but not atypical in size of many other saturniidae moths.
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.
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.
African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.
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.
African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.
Fine speckling of white or yellowish below and or above the lateral stripe.
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.
Large moth of around 10cm wingspan.
Saturniid caterpillar from panama.
That s what the mirror like spines are for to break up the light so the caterpillar can hide in the sparse acacia foliage.
Spiracles purple or yellow or yellow and purple striped.
Ants eats giant silkmoth caterpillar.
Come december to february the next generation of adult western marbled emperors hatches after the first good rains and a new cycle begins.
Clumsy flyer feather like antennae.
Males are attracted by the females pheromones scents.
African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.
Western marbled emperor caterpillar we believe from kenya.
Hi duane this is either a western marbled emperor heniocha dyops or a closely related species.
Great peacock moth caterpillar from france.
According to kirby wolfe.
