A terrible caterpillar insect on the leaf of a gourd tree
| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Utetheisa ornatrix | July 04,2026 | Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |








We see various types of insects around us all the time and some of them have very beautiful natural beauty which can cheer up the mind and develop the mind. However, there are some insects in the natural environment which have beauty but are very scary to look at. I am sharing with you a similar scary insect that I find really scary. Maybe this insect will not seem that scary to many friends in the hive community. But I really feel very scared of this insect. This insect has different names but one of the common names is Caterpillar Insect. This insect is a familiar insect to me and I have shared such insects with my friends from time to time. When I saw this insect, I enjoyed its external beauty and even though I did not really like this insect, I took a few pictures with my mobile in different shapes just to share it with my friends and those pictures are presented above for all friends to observe.
I went to my village a few days ago and there is a vegetable garden to the southeast of my house and there I saw this insect sitting on the leaf of a gourd tree. I first saw the insect sitting very beautifully on the leaf of the tree and observed it more closely and I saw that it has fur or hair all over its body. This is a type of insect that when it touches the human body, it starts itching that part of the body and eventually a wound forms. Moreover, if this insect is present in any of the clothes of a person, then the clothes cannot be worn. Because its body is made of a kind of harmful material. And that is why I think this insect is a harmful insect. Thank you to all the friends of the Hive community.
| Camera used | Smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | Macro |
| Iso speed | ISO 40 |
| Focal length | 2.13 mm |
| Photography | Utetheisa ornatrix |
| Location | Chittagong Division, Bangladesh |
| Photographer | @anisurdalim7 |
| Link to original | community |
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380211985 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 23.58284 | 90.86353 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/23.58284/90.86353 |
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