Yazdi ji a stinging caterpillar is usually a moth caterpillar. on mango one does see a similar green caterpillar with just a single yellow line[that of Common Baron butterfly] to merge with the midrib of the leaf..it camouflages well.But it is never stinging.The one you mentioned is stinging so it must be that of Limacotid moth. cheers Usha
On 11/10/2009, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > A reply from Yazdi ji: > "Dear Ms. Gauri ji, > could I know more about the Nettle or a slug caterpillar .I have seen > similar caterpillars mostly green in colour and it has a very bad > sting. A few of them could devour all the leaves on a small mango tree > within a day. > Regards > Yazdy." > > > 2009/10/10 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > >> A reply from Gauri ji: >> "Hi, >> It is either a ‘Nettle’ or a ‘Slug’ caterpillar. >> Regards, >> Gauri". >> >> Thanks, Gauri ji- It appears so from link: >> >> http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-in:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7GZEZ_en-GB&resnum=0&q=Stinging+caterpillar&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=1qbQSubfEZWPkQWzwoT4Aw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQsAQwAA >> >> 2009/10/10 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> >> In South Goa along road side on 28/9/09. >>> I photographed it because of the insect on its leaves as seen clearly in >>> one of the pictures (any guess about the insect also?). >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora >>> etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >>> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >>> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> >> >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
