Black And Red Caterpillar Maine The more black there is the more severe the winter.

Black and red caterpillar maine I have not been able to find what kind of caterpillar it is anywhere.

Black and red caterpillar maine. The black gypsy moth caterpillar is extremely hairy features red and orange banding on its body and also prefer the leaves of oak tree species. They have dense yellow setae short hairs covering the body that are mildly poisonous. It has a black head and a lemon. I want to keep it to see when it turns into but i don t know what to feed it.

Entries are listed below in alphabetical order. There are a total of 403 maine butterflies and moths found in the insect identification database. If their rusty band is wide then it will be a mild winter. I have an all black caterpillar that i first thought was a hypercompe scribonia but when it curled up it didn t have the red stripes.

I found a group of yellow and black caterpillars with a main color of peach cream color what are their names and what are they going to. Are pretty doing no damage but i want to pull up old plants to replant don t want to cause harm. We have a black caterpillar with 3 yellowish stripes. Identifying the black swallowtail caterpillar papilio polyxenes is not difficult due to the black stripes and yellow dots on its lime green body although this striped caterpillar looks similar to the monarch caterpillar it doesn t have tentacles at the head of its body.

It can be easily identified with its triangular face with black and white stripe and two red horn. The woolly bear caterpillar also called woolly worm has the reputation of being able to forecast the coming winter weather. A significant population explosion of oakleaf caterpillars between 1986 and 1988 defoliated more than 120 000 acres of hardwood forest in central and eastern maine according to the maine forest service. However just like the monarch the black swallowtail caterpillar also munches on milkweed which offers it protection.

Return to results page for maine insects. Have found 3 caterpillars with rusty red stripes thinner white stripes running length of caterpillar. I have a black caterpillar with a red head can someone please help me i can t find what type it. Have black antennas and hairs weren t fuzzy are about 1 1 2 inches long.

Giant peacock moth caterpillar saturnia pyri. The caterpillar is not all black like many in this guide but has orange and often gray hairs in addition to the black ground color.