Subject: Caterpillar Tanzania
Location: Ndutu, Tanzania
March 29, 2016 5:47 am
This large caterpillar c 9cm was found on the ground in the Ndutu area of Serengeti in Tanzania in February. The area was grassland and acacia woodland.
Is it possible to identify it please?
Signature: Mary Berry
Dear Mary Berry,
We believe this is a Lappet Moth Caterpillar from the family Lasiocampidae. There is a similar looking image from South Africa on iSpot.
So many thanks for amazingly quick response! Now scolling through Lappets.
Thanks again Mary