The caterpillar, a previously unknown species, is a member of a group of moths called Hyposmocoma native to Hawaii that includes hundreds of species and arose about 12 million years ago.

Scientist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa discovered a new caterpillar with a questionable sense of fashion and ...

Scientists in Hawaii Thursday announced the discovery of a carnivorous caterpillar they call the "bone collector" due to its practice of decorating its silk-spun shell with body parts from ...

The caterpillar, a previously unknown species, is a member of a group of moths called Hyposmocoma native to Hawaii that includes hundreds of species and arose about 12 million years ago.

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII / REUTERS . Specimens of a newly identified carnivorous caterpillar species nicknamed the “bone collector” camouflage themselves by wearing body parts of their prey.

The caterpillar, a previously unknown species, is a member of a group of moths called Hyposmocoma native to Hawaii that includes hundreds of species and arose about 12 million years ago.

Six specimens of a newly identified carnivorous caterpillar species nicknamed the ?bone collector?, which camouflages itself by wearing body parts of its prey, are seen in this handout image ...

The caterpillar, a previously unknown species, is a member of a group of moths called Hyposmocoma native to Hawaii that includes hundreds of species and arose about 12 million years ago.