Family

Slug Caterpillar Moths

Limacodidae

85 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyLimacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)

Species in this group

Natada cochuba

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Euprosterna aroensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Perola subpunctata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Natada lucens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Micraphe lateritia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Afraltha chionostola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sibine nesea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Miresa clarissa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euclea trichathdota

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acharia hyperoche

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Parasa pastoralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Doratifera quadriguttata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Omocenoides breijeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Parapluda invitabilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Euclea buscki

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chalcocelis albiguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epiclea elaea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Doratifera oxleyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Semyra coarctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parasa viridogrisea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Doratifera casta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea delphinii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parasa wellesca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea plugma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea diversa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Perola repetita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epiperola monochroma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Squamosa barymorpha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pygmaeomorpha modesta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lithacodes fasciola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea distrahens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prolimacodes badia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tanadema neutra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apoda limacodes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Alarodia slossoniae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mecytha fasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acharia stimulea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Orthocraspeda furva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sibine apicalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thosea threnopis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Isa textula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Doratifera vulnerans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Perola nitidissima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parasa chloris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anaxidia lozogramma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Cania heppneri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scopelodes contracta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anepopsia eugyra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parasa latistriga

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Perola sericea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysopoloma varia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Afrobirthama flaccidia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phocoderma velutina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phobetron hipparchia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Perola villosipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysopoloma isabellina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apoda y-inversa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Coenobasis amoena

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclea mesoamericana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Talima aurora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Showing the 60 most likely of 85 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Slug Caterpillar Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	7 of 85	~90%
	Natada cochuba			~30%
	Euprosterna aroensis			~30%
	Perola subpunctata			~30%
	Natada lucens			~20%
	Miresa clarissa			~20%
	Euclea trichathdota			~20%
	Epiclea elaea			~10%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	14 of 85	~60%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Skiff Moth			~10%
	Nason's Slug Moth			~10%
	Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Early Button Slug Moth			~10%
	Smaller Parasa Moth			~10%
	Crowned Slug Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Collared Slug Moth			<5%
	Purple-Crested Slug Moth			<5%
	Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth			<5%
	+2 more at the park page…
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	15 of 85	~60%
	Afraltha chionostola			~10%
	Plum-Slug			~10%
	Rosy Slug			~10%
	🦋 Chrysopoloma varia			~10%
	Afrobirthama flaccidia			~10%
	Chrysopoloma isabellina			~10%
	Coenobasis amoena			~10%
	Netted Slug			~10%
	Neomocena convergens			<5%
	Vivid Slug			<5%
	Scotinochroa inconsequens			<5%
	Satin Slug			<5%
	+3 more at the park page…
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8 of 85	~50%
	Euclea buscki			~20%
	Euclea distrahens			~10%
	Semyra coarctata			~10%
	Tanadema neutra			~10%
	Perola nitidissima			~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
	Perola sericea			~10%
	Euclea mesoamericana			~10%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 85	~50%
	Rosy Slug			~20%
	Afraltha chionostola			~20%
	Netted Slug			~20%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 85	~50%
	Skiff Moth			~10%
	Crowned Slug Moth			~10%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Smaller Parasa Moth			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			~10%
	Yellow-Collared Slug Moth			~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Nason's Slug Moth			~10%
	Early Button Slug Moth			~10%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 85	~40%
	Chalcocelis albiguttatus			~10%
	Squamosa barymorpha			~10%
	Pygmaeomorpha modesta			~10%
	Thosea threnopis			~10%
	Anepopsia eugyra			~10%
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8 of 85	~40%
	Sibine apicalis			~10%
	Parasa wellesca			~10%
	Euclea mesoamericana			~10%
	Talima aurora			~10%
	Skiff Moth			~10%
	Miresa argentea			~10%
	Natada caria			<5%
	Natada michorta			<5%
9	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 85	~30%
	Four-Spotted Cup Moth			~20%
	Macadamia Cup Moth			~10%
	Mottled Cup Moth			~10%
	Orange Cup Moth			~10%
10	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 85	~30%
	Painted Cup Moth			~10%
	Black Slug Cup Moth			~10%
	Four-Spotted Cup Moth			~10%
11	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 85	~30%
	Parasa wellesca			~10%
	Euclea plugma			~10%
	Acharia hyperoche			~10%
12	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~30%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Skiff Moth			~10%
	Packard's White Slug Moth			~10%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 85	~30%
	Acharia hyperoche			~20%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	6 of 85	~30%
	Acharia hyperoche			~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			<5%
	Acharia ophelians			<5%
	Euclea plugma			<5%
	Epiperola monochroma			<5%
	Sibine horrida			<5%
15	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 85	~20%
	Euclea buscki			~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
	Miresa clarissa			~10%
	Perola villosipes			~10%
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 85	~20%
	Sibine nesea			~20%
17	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 85	~20%
	🦋 Euclea diversa			~10%
	Perola repetita			~10%
18	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 85	~20%
	Orthocraspeda furva			~10%
	Cania heppneri			~10%
	Scopelodes contracta			~10%
19	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 85	~20%
	Macadamia Cup Moth			~10%
	Anaxidia lozogramma			~10%
	Mottled Cup Moth			~10%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 85	~20%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Packard's White Slug Moth			~10%
	Pin-Striped Vermilion Slug Moth			<5%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			<5%
21	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 85	~20%
	Parasa pastoralis			~20%
22	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 85	~20%
	Omocenoides breijeri			~20%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 85	~20%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
	Acharia hyperoche			~10%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 85	~20%
	Perola repetita			~10%
	Acharia hyperoche			~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 85	~20%
	Sibine nesea			~20%
26	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 85	~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
	Miresa clarissa			~10%
27	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 85	~10%
	Parasa wellesca			~10%
	Miresa clarissa			~10%
28	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 85	~10%
	Plum-Slug			~10%
	White-Edge Slug			<5%
	Hamartia clarissa			<5%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 85	~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
30	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 85	~10%
	Semyra coarctata			~10%
31	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 85	~10%
	Painted Cup Moth			~10%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 85	~10%
	Parasa wellesca			~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
33	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 85	~10%
	Parasa viridogrisea			~10%
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 85	~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 85	~10%
	Epiperola monochroma			~10%
36	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 85	~10%
	Perola repetita			~10%
37	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 85	~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
38	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 85	~10%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Shagreened Slug Moth			<5%
39	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			<5%
	Perola murina			<5%
40	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 85	~10%
	Festoon			~10%
41	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 85	~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
42	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 85	~10%
	Sibine nesea			~10%
43	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			<5%
	Acharia hyperoche			<5%
44	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 85	~10%
	Painted Cup Moth			~10%
45	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 85	~10%
	Parasa pastoralis			~10%
46	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 85	~10%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			~10%
47	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 85	~10%
	Macadamia Cup Moth			~10%
48	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 85	~10%
	Phocoderma velutina			~10%
49	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 85	~10%
	Festoon			~10%
50	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 85	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
51	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
52	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 85	<5%
	Plum-Slug			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 85	~20%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			<5%
	Crowned Slug Moth			<5%
	Skiff Moth			<5%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
	Shagreened Slug Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			<5%
	Spun Glass Slug Moth			<5%
	Smaller Parasa Moth			<5%
	Nason's Slug Moth			<5%
2	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 85	~20%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
	Sibine apicalis			~10%
	Parasa wellesca			<5%
	Sibine horrida			<5%
3	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 85	~20%
	Four-Spotted Cup Moth			~10%
	Anaxidia lozogramma			~10%
	Mottled Cup Moth			<5%
	Black Slug Cup Moth			<5%
	Macadamia Cup Moth			<5%
4	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 85	~20%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~20%
5	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
	Acharia hyperoche			<5%
6	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 85	~10%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			<5%
	Skiff Moth			<5%
	Crowned Slug Moth			<5%
	Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Collared Slug Moth			<5%
7	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 85	~10%
	Painted Cup Moth			~10%
8	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~10%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Yellow-Collared Slug Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			<5%
9	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~10%
	Yellow-Collared Slug Moth			~10%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			<5%
10	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~10%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Spun Glass Slug Moth			<5%
	Shagreened Slug Moth			<5%
11	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~10%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			~10%
	Pin-Striped Vermilion Slug Moth			<5%
	Crowned Slug Moth			<5%
13	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 85	~10%
	Festoon			~10%
14	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
	Acharia hyperoche			<5%
15	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 85	~10%
	Mottled Cup Moth			~10%
	Four-Spotted Cup Moth			<5%
16	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
17	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 85	~10%
	Black Slug Cup Moth			<5%
	Mottled Cup Moth			<5%
18	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~10%
	Skiff Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth			<5%
	Crowned Slug Moth			<5%
19	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 85	~10%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			<5%
	Pin-Striped Vermilion Slug Moth			<5%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
20	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
21	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
22	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
23	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 85	~10%
	Orthocraspeda furva			~10%
24	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 85	~10%
	Monkey Slug Moth			~10%
25	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
26	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 85	<5%
	Painted Cup Moth			<5%
27	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 85	<5%
	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth			<5%
28	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 85	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
29	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 85	<5%
	Monkey Slug Moth			<5%
30	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 85	<5%
	Orthocraspeda furva			<5%
31	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
32	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
33	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
34	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 85	<5%
	Plum-Slug			<5%
35	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 85	<5%
	Crowned Slug Moth			<5%
36	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 85	<5%
	Green Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
37	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
38	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 85	<5%
	Scopelodes contracta			<5%
39	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 85	<5%
	Festoon			<5%
40	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 85	<5%
	Spiny Oak-Slug Moth			<5%
41	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 85	<5%
	Orthocraspeda furva			<5%

Slug Caterpillar Moths

Species in this group

Natada cochuba

Euprosterna aroensis

Perola subpunctata

Natada lucens

Rosy Slug

Afraltha chionostola

Sibine nesea

Miresa clarissa

Euclea trichathdota

Acharia hyperoche

Parasa pastoralis

Four-Spotted Cup Moth

Omocenoides breijeri

Netted Slug

Euclea buscki

Chalcocelis albiguttatus

Epiclea elaea

Painted Cup Moth

Semyra coarctata

Parasa viridogrisea

Black Slug Cup Moth

Spiny Oak-Slug Moth

Parasa wellesca

Euclea plugma

Euclea diversa

Perola repetita

Epiperola monochroma

Squamosa barymorpha

Pygmaeomorpha modesta

Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth

Euclea distrahens

Skiff Moth

Tanadema neutra

Festoon

Packard's White Slug Moth

Macadamia Cup Moth

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Orthocraspeda furva

Sibine apicalis

Thosea threnopis

Crowned Slug Moth

Mottled Cup Moth

Perola nitidissima

Smaller Parasa Moth

Anaxidia lozogramma

Cania heppneri

Scopelodes contracta

Anepopsia eugyra

Plum-Slug

Perola sericea

Chrysopoloma varia

Afrobirthama flaccidia

Phocoderma velutina

Monkey Slug Moth

Perola villosipes

Chrysopoloma isabellina

Yellow-Collared Slug Moth

Coenobasis amoena

Euclea mesoamericana

Talima aurora

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Slug Caterpillar Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked