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Unknown Caterpillar - Hyalophora
Copyright © 2007 YMerriam

Unknown Caterpillar - Hyalophora
Three Rivers WMA, Lysander, NY, Onondaga County, New York, USA
July 8, 2007
Size: Btwn 3/4 - 1" in length
Caterpillar was found at the fringe of a cattail marsh bordering meadow.
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Contributed by YMerriam on 8 July, 2007 - 12:37pm
Last updated 9 July, 2007 - 8:38am

Any possibility that you
have a couple more images from different perspectives? Seeing the face or the side might help.
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2007 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Just a hunch
the plant reminds me of Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), if that helps any. I suppose with opposite leaves and what appears to be a square stem it could also be something in the mint family- perhaps a Stachys.

Assuming that the resemblance to early-instar Cecropia might mean something, the only Saturniid that the HOSTS Caterpillar Hostplant Database lists for teasel is Samia walkeri, which seems to eat almost everything.

All purely speculative, but it might lead somewhere- who knows?
… Chuck Entz, 8 July, 2007 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Any possibility that you
None worth viewing, I'm afraid.

>Any possibility that you
have a couple more images from different perspectives? Seeing the face or the side might help.
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2007 - 2:22pm
… YMerriam, 8 July, 2007 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

 
early cecropia moth?
This looks to me like a 2nd instar Ceropia Moth caterpillar.
compare:
Amazing image!
… David Kleiman, 8 July, 2007 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

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