Seq # 400005010

Acharia stimulea (Clemens, 1861) Species

Last modified: June 23, 2022, 5:22 p.m.


One full-grown caterpillar was found at Sint-Lievens-Houtem, OV, 2018-11-07, leg. B. Stas. This species occurs in southern U.S.A. and Mexico and was probably imported with plants. The caterpillar is polyphagous with a preference for palms.


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Classification
Family: Limacodidae > Genus: Acharia > Species: Acharia stimulea
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Status

Exotic In Belgium since November 2018.

One full-grown caterpillar at Sint-Lievens-Houtem, OV, 2018-11-07, leg. B. Stas.


Distribution