Specimen NO. 917
Saddleback Caterpillar
oil & gold leaf on wood
3.25 x 5.25 in
2017
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Specimen NO. 917 | Saddleback Caterpillar
[acharia stimulea]
The caterpillar is primarily green with brown at either end and a prominent white-ringed brown dot in the center which resembles a saddle. Contact with their bristly hairs causes a painful, swollen rash and sometimes nausea.
SPECIAL THANKS
to the Museum of York County
for the invitation to paint during their annual 'Come Draw With Me' event.
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