Saddleback caterpillars are seen in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. These caterpillars pack a powerful sting. NPS/Margo Roseum "The sting of the saddleback caterpillar can vary in pain level ...

Specifically, the buck moth caterpillar, spiny oak slug caterpillar, hickory tussock moth caterpillar, saddleback caterpillar and Io moth caterpillar can cause a stinging sensation when touched.

This is a saddleback caterpillar, and they are one of our handful of species possessing irritating or stinging hairs or hollow spines on their body. Skip to content. All Sections.

The saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea (Clemens), has prominent barbed horns on the front and rear of its body. It has a bright brown spot in the middle of a green saddle on its center body.

The stinging Saddleback caterpillars are popping up across the area, ... That will probably help a lot in mitigating the problems you could get from the caterpillar," he said.

It was a saddleback caterpillar, which turns into a nondescript brown moth, and its appearance is hard to mistake. It’s green in the middle of its body, ...