Red-humped caterpillar moth
Oedemasia concinna
The red-humped caterpillar moth is better known for its caterpillar than for the moth itself. The caterpillar has a red hump, which gives it its name. It lives at the edges of forests and in parks and yards.
Lives in
From southern Canada to Florida and Arizona, at forest edges, parks and yards
Wingspan
3 to 3.5 cm (1.2 to 1.4 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of many trees and bushes.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 6 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 29 seconds
How big is Red-humped caterpillar moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Red-humped caterpillar moth about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its caterpillar can grow to about 3.5 centimetres long.
2
It likes sunny forest edges, old fields and wet shrubby places.
3
It also lives in parks and back yards in towns.
you asked
Most asked questions about Red-humped caterpillar moth
?Why is it called red-humped?
Because its caterpillar has a red hump on its back.
?What does the red-humped caterpillar eat?
The leaves of many different trees and bushes.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Oedemasia concinna
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Notodontidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Notodontidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Red-humped caterpillar
Where the facts come from
- Oedemasia concinna (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by unknown author. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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