Hungry Hairy Caterpillar

Observed by Gigi
Botanical Society of South AfricaCape Bird ClubMountain Club of SA (Cape Town)South African National Biodiversity Institute
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(Added to iSpot on 22nd September 2011)
Hairy Caterpillar
Hairy Caterpillar 1
Hairy Caterpillar 1 2
Location: Riverlands Nature Reserve
Identifications
  • Hairy Caterpillar () by Gigi
    Botanical Society of South AfricaCape Bird ClubMountain Club of SA (Cape Town)South African National Biodiversity Institute
    Gigi's reputation in InvertebratesGigi's reputation in InvertebratesGigi's reputation in Invertebrates at 8:04 pm 22/09/11
    Confidence: I'm as sure as I can be.
  • likely ID 
    Mountain White Spot (Mesocelis monticola) by Riaan Stals
    Entomological Society of Southern AfricaLepidopterists' Society of Africa
    Invertebrates expert at 8:54 pm 27/12/11
    Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
    ID agreements (): 4 people agree with this identification.
    • marlandza
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    • tony rebelo
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    • Gigi
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Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Mountain White Spot (Mesocelis monticola)

Species with which Mountain White Spot (Mesocelis monticola) interacts

Comments

Hallo, I'm not sure, but I

8 October 2011 - 9:00pm — FukhuroInvertebrates expert

Hallo,
I'm not sure, but I hope this is Mesocelis monticola Huebner, [1820].

please post a revision

28 October 2011 - 9:22am — tony rebelo
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Then please post a revision by clicking on "Add a revision" and note that it is a suggestion by choosing "it might be this"

Thanks for the lead

28 October 2011 - 9:28am — tony rebelo
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A lead is fantastic - all one often needs to narrow the options and get an ID.
See: http://veldfloraed.blogspot.com/2009/01/white-spot-moth.html - Posted by Caroline: "I have had many queries asking what it is, and thanks to Simon van Noort of Iziko Museums of Cape Town (via their excellent website http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/) it has been identified as the caterpillar of the White Spot moth (Mesocelis monticola, Family Lasiocampidae)."
Please post your ID soonest, otherwise you wont get the credit for your work!

Confirmed in the blogpost

29 December 2011 - 12:19am — marlandza
Botanical Society of South Africa
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http://veldfloraed.blogspot.com/2009/01/white-spot-moth.html

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