Curious about what this is..

[curiousashley]

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Hey! I have no idea how to upload pictures on here. I made a photobucket account to upload the photo and I have a video coming. This thing was crawling around. Taken in Eastern Kentucky, United States. Thanks for any help. Is it a chrysalis or cocooned caterpillar or something?

[nomihoudai]

Looks like a caterpillar of Prolimacodes badia (Hübner, 1822). They have a weird shape.

[Maksim khorunov]

Correctly speak, - century live and age be surprised! At first I could not even understand what that green thing was!

[curiousashley]

Aug 27, 2018 17:42:39 GMT nomihoudai said:

Looks like a caterpillar of Prolimacodes badia (Hübner, 1822). They have a weird shape.

Omg you’re a genius! I googled and that’s what we saw. Thank you so much. None of us had a clue. I just didn’t have a name or a basis to even go on to search online. Never could get the video to upload on photobucket but it was crawling across the leaf.

[Adam Cotton]

Since this moth belongs to family Limacodidae it is worth mentioning that the larva probably has stinging hairs that can cause severe pain and rashes. Most species in this family of moths produce a strong burning sensation on the skin where it comes into contact with the larva, so I do not recommend touching one.

Adam.

[curiousashley]

Aug 28, 2018 14:18:36 GMT Adam Cotton said:

Since this moth belongs to family Limacodidae it is worth mentioning that the larva probably has stinging hairs that can cause severe pain and rashes. Most species in this family of moths produce a strong burning sensation on the skin where it comes into contact with the larva, so I do not recommend touching one.

Adam.

Thank you for the info! Good to know!