Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Hocking County, Ohio

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Acharia stimulea (Clemens, 1860)

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Acharia
Near Hocking County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (35)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Saddleback Caterpillar Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County29 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County30 · Season shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hocking County

Early July to late September, middle week Sep 13–19

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Recording in Hocking County · records of all species each week, 17,716 in all

Records per week from 30 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 20 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Saddleback Caterpillar Moth in Hocking County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Saddleback Caterpillar MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170028
Jan 18–240028
Jan 25–310039
Feb 1–70046
Feb 8–140031
Feb 15–210016
Feb 22–280050
Mar 1–70068
Mar 8–140095
Mar 15–210090
Mar 22–2800164
Mar 29 – Apr 400257
Apr 5–1100327
Apr 12–1800414
Apr 19–2500682
Apr 26 – May 200761
May 3–900367
May 10–1600481
May 17–2300491
May 24–3000509
May 31 – Jun 600403
Jun 7–1300587
Jun 14–2000710
Jun 21–2700851
Jun 28 – Jul 400559
Jul 5–1131937
Jul 12–1833581
Jul 19–2500707
Jul 26 – Aug 100548
Aug 2–800613
Aug 9–1500594
Aug 16–2200641
Aug 23–2900411
Aug 30 – Sep 543459
Sep 6–1253341
Sep 13–19103547
Sep 20–2632357
Sep 27 – Oct 311288
Oct 4–1000214
Oct 11–1711436
Oct 18–2400576
Oct 25–3100221
Nov 1–700459
Nov 8–1400141
Nov 15–210084
Nov 22–280086
Nov 29 – Dec 500102
Dec 6–120039
Dec 13–190044
Dec 20–260086
Dec 27 – Jan 200106

Reported as an adult

Only 6 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

In Ohio

Late June to early August, middle week mid-July, and again early August to late September, middle week early September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 412 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Saddleback Caterpillar Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Saddleback Caterpillar MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–231157,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–202256,625
Jun 21–279355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 413758,477
Jul 5–1115861,336
Jul 12–1840764,722
Jul 19–2527669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 110559,416
Aug 2–88559,712
Aug 9–1516455,994
Aug 16–2210654,328
Aug 23–2933851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 553757,167
Sep 6–1270959,075
Sep 13–1960954,543
Sep 20–2622645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 315543,180
Oct 4–106537,841
Oct 11–172230,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late June to late July, middle week Jul 12–18.

From 107 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar early August to late September, middle week Sep 6–12.

From 305 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 412 records
  • Reported as maleUsually late June to late July, middle week mid-July · 37 records
  • Reported as femaleUsually late June to mid-July, middle week mid-July · 43 records
  • Reported as an adultUsually late June to late July, middle week mid-July · 107 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually early August to late September, middle week early September · 305 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to April, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 409 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest50%31%
Developed32%49%
Farmland13%11%
Wetland4%5%
Open water0.5%3%

From 221 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Hocking County result

30 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.