MisterMan Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hi this morning I got to my motorbike and found the most amazing caterpillar on my bike.. Perhaps it is a night butterfly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I don't know what it is but be careful, hairy caterpillars can often cause nasty itchiness and rashes if touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Oh I believe you, as furry and feathery as it looked I moved it with a leaf and refrained from petting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 There are so many insects here! The photos below are of a caterpillar similar to the one on your bike. It had a tail, outriggers, more outriggers, fuzz, fur, white spots, red spots, green spots, antenna, sub-antenna, and 4 hump-back bumps! It was around for three days on our lotus and fish tank, and it completely ate 5 large leaves while leaving little black turds in its wake. The thing was an eating machine and we were waiting to see what kind of butterfly would emerge. One afternoon my wife saw a bird land on the edge of the tank and have it as a meal. Guess we will never know what it would have been, besides dinner that is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 There are so many insects here! The photos below are of a caterpillar similar to the one on your bike. It had a tail, outriggers, more outriggers, fuzz, fur, white spots, red spots, green spots, antenna, sub-antenna, and 4 hump-back bumps! It was around for three days on our lotus and fish tank, and it completely ate 5 large leaves while leaving little black turds in its wake. The thing was an eating machine and we were waiting to see what kind of butterfly would emerge. One afternoon my wife saw a bird land on the edge of the tank and have it as a meal. Guess we will never know what it would have been, besides dinner that is..... Think it was a bird filler . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 There are so many insects here! The photos below are of a caterpillar similar to the one on your bike. It had a tail, outriggers, more outriggers, fuzz, fur, white spots, red spots, green spots, antenna, sub-antenna, and 4 hump-back bumps! It was around for three days on our lotus and fish tank, and it completely ate 5 large leaves while leaving little black turds in its wake. The thing was an eating machine and we were waiting to see what kind of butterfly would emerge. One afternoon my wife saw a bird land on the edge of the tank and have it as a meal. Guess we will never know what it would have been, besides dinner that is..... Think it was a bird filler . Maybe that's why it's called cater-pillar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 There are so many insects here! The photos below are of a caterpillar similar to the one on your bike. It had a tail, outriggers, more outriggers, fuzz, fur, white spots, red spots, green spots, antenna, sub-antenna, and 4 hump-back bumps! It was around for three days on our lotus and fish tank, and it completely ate 5 large leaves while leaving little black turds in its wake. The thing was an eating machine and we were waiting to see what kind of butterfly would emerge. One afternoon my wife saw a bird land on the edge of the tank and have it as a meal. Guess we will never know what it would have been, besides dinner that is..... Think it was a bird filler . You win for crazy caterpillar sighting and photo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 After doing some Google search I think Misterman's caterpillar belongs to the Family Lasiocampidae, which is a moth species: http://www.thaibugs.com/caterpillars.htm http://www.malaeng.com/blog/?s=Lasiocampidae T-dog's caterpillar looks very similar, although with red in stead of blue spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 After doing some Google search I think Misterman's caterpillar belongs to the Family Lasiocampidae, which is a moth species: http://www.thaibugs.com/caterpillars.htmhttp://www.malaeng.com/blog/?s=Lasiocampidae T-dog's caterpillar looks very similar, although with red in stead of blue spots. Nienke, great website there. I didn't see anything quite like the one I saw but I don't think that is unusual. I met a Thai professor at a wedding last year who is an insect expert, and he said that there are many insects in Thailand that are not yet cataloged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokesaat Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 My wife and I have seen our share of odd insects/bugs over our 25 years here, but this tops them all: We saw it during a jungle romp outside of Udon today. My wife saw a few butterflies nearby that she thought night be related......but we didn't get a photo. Anyone have an ID? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokesaat Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I found it......a fruit sucking moth caterpillar...... Eudocima phalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudocima_phalonia#/media/File:EudocimaPhalonia.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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