Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars of the Southeast

This document is SP107, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Originally published in January 1992 as Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars, an insect ID sheet available as part of a set from the UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore. Revised October 2013 by D.E. Short, professor; D.H. Habeck, professor; and J.L. Castner, scientific photographer. Reviewed and revised June 2018 by Rebecca Perry anhd Adam Dale. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

Rebecca Perry, graduate student; and Adam Dale, assistant professor and Extension specialist; Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, 32611.