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 their generous permission to paint right there in their Naturalist Center—so I could experience these beautiful creations up close and personal.

 

Specimen NO. 917

Saddleback Caterpillar

oil & gold leaf on wood

3.25 x 5.25 in

2017