Western Marbled Emperor Moth Caterpillar

African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.

Western marbled emperor moth caterpillar.

African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants. Hi duane this is either a western marbled emperor heniocha dyops or a closely related species. Ready to mate the males are constantly looking for the slightly larger females. 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. Males are attracted by the females pheromones scents. 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. 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. Fynbos and woodlands found near residential dwelling. Western marbled emperor caterpillar we believe from kenya. African moths has photos of the adult moth and various acacia species are listed as food plants.

Moths and caterpillars are a protein rich food for countless animals. 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. Ants eats giant silkmoth caterpillar. According to kirby wolfe.

Of the emperor moth family saturniidae. Fine speckling of white or yellowish below and or above the lateral stripe. Come december to february the next generation of adult western marbled emperors hatches after the first good rains and a new cycle begins. An almost fully grown caterpillar of the western marbled emperor on the species specific forage plant the black thorn.

The moth is large but not atypical in size of many other saturniidae moths. Large moth of around 10cm wingspan. Up to 90mm long. Spiracles purple or yellow or yellow and purple striped.

Clumsy flyer feather like antennae. Great peacock moth caterpillar from france.