Fire Caterpillar/Setothosea asigna

Bright green color with feathers standing like needles ready to stab its enemy. That's the caterpillar that I found on a leaf of a guava plant. This type of caterpillar is dangerous if it comes into contact with skin because it will cause itching and bumps on human skin. Not only that, just a few days ago, my neighbor's pet goat suddenly had convulsions and after researching it, it was possible that the goat had been fed leaves that had fireworms on the leaves. That's just the estimate of the goat owner, because it was found that there were still some fireworms on the leaves that had not been eaten by the goats.

Location Bogor Regency, West Java Indonesia
Date 01-19-2025
ID 258892245
IDUU 5cd3b11a-ef13-4439-96e3-328fa21d20f7
Original link https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258892245

The fire caterpillar, which has the scientific name Setothosea asigna, is a type of caterpillar that is poisonous because of its sharp, needle-like hairs. It is bright green and camouflaged with the color of the leaves. This caterpillar is a type of insect that attacks oil palm plantations.