What kritter is this?

Joseph Prawiro · Apr 9, 2009

Hi all,

Just got back from a photo hunt, i found a most interesting bug, here s some picture, if you guys know please let me know what it is and is it common bug.
As usual any CnC is welcome and appreciated

For larger pics please see my flickr page

Cheers

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brightcolours · Apr 9, 2009

But no idea what kind of butterfly it will turn into.

mbrowne · Apr 9, 2009

Nice shots! Looks like some kind of genetic experiment.

brightcolours · Apr 9, 2009

mbrowne said:
Nice shots! Looks like some kind of genetic experiment.

Well, everything living you see around you in the world is sort of a genetic experiment.... that is what evolution is all about.

Joseph Prawiro · Apr 9, 2009

brightcolours said:
But no idea what kind of butterfly it will turn into.

Hmm now u mention it, its does look like some kind caterpillar, its quite small thou length about an inch

Do u know what its reminds me of? Chinese dragon dance dragon ....
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AppleChap · Apr 9, 2009

I have not seen this kind of one exactly. But we do get similar types around here in India. And, I have had many 'itchy experiences' because of them in my childhood when we used to climb trees.

More about the ones you get where you live

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/life-times/article/10441.html

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Mark Valerio · Apr 9, 2009

Where was this taken

whvick · Apr 9, 2009

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Mark Valerio · Apr 9, 2009

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White-Marked Tussock Moth

Hairy with 3 long black tufts and 4 pairs of short, thick tufts that may be white or yellow. Body is yellow with a black stripe and red spots. Grows to approx 1 1/4 inches and feeds on many trees. Found in the eastern areas.

Joseph Prawiro · Apr 10, 2009

Mark Valerio said:
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White-Marked Tussock Moth

Hairy with 3 long black tufts and 4 pairs of short, thick tufts that
may be white or yellow. Body is yellow with a black stripe and red
spots. Grows to approx 1 1/4 inches and feeds on many trees. Found in
the eastern areas.

Wow that is one fine macro pic!! Great Shot!

I actually have another shot of a plainer one

found on the same place on a diffrent time

Mark Valerio said:
Where was this taken

found at jakarta South East Asia, found it on a tree at a mangrove reserve near my place... i could post some picture of the magrove( its not that intersting just a swamp with lots of bugs and birds, would love to take picture of more birds when i get a tele lens)

AppleChap said:
I have not seen this kind of one exactly. But we do get similar types around > here in India. And, I have had many 'itchy experiences' because of them in my > childhood when we used to climb trees.
More about the ones you get where you live

Actually i wasnt awere such cool looking catterpilar was around, and my recent interst in macro photography brought a whole new world to me array of insects and wild flowers....even started to appreciate the beauty of files

People do post some unusuall macro around

Cheers

Joseph

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Roger Schliefert · Apr 10, 2009

A quick google search for your area of the world narrows it down to a moth caterpillar. Looks real simular to the Calliteara family. I'm no expert and there are so many varieties of caterpillars, many unamed or unknown who knows?

There's a Calliteara horsfieldii from Vietnam that looks real close.

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Caterpillars/index.html#CallitearaHorsfieldii

Further research reveals that this family of moth caterpillars has poison in the hairs and can cause itching so I wouldn't want to handle one of these.

Just my take, no expert and very possibly wrong.

Great shots btw.

Regards,

Roger

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Joseph Prawiro · Apr 10, 2009

Roger Schliefert said:
A quick google search for your area of the world narrows it down to a
moth caterpillar. Looks real simular to the Calliteara family. I'm
no expert and there are so many varieties of caterpillars, many
unamed or unknown who knows?

There's a Calliteara horsfieldii from Vietnam that looks real close.

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Caterpillars/index.html#CallitearaHorsfieldii

Further research reveals that this family of moth caterpillars has
poison in the hairs and can cause itching so I wouldn't want to
handle one of these.

Just my take, no expert and very possibly wrong.

Great shots btw.

Regards,

Roger

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George S. Patton

Thx for the info Roger i will definitely do 2 things
1. Check out more on Google as u recommended

2. shoot more catterpillar .... there so much variation in caterpillar and butterfly its so mindbogingly(if theres such word)

Regards

Joseph

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Y0GI · Apr 10, 2009

You may be interested in the weekly macro thread over in th "Canon SLR Lens Talk" forum:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1029&message=31509885
Lots of interesting macros of small critters there.
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S Clark · Apr 10, 2009

Very strange. I wonder if it has some kind of parasite or growth on it. Post it on http://www.bugguide.net and you will get an ID from someone.
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