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Big, Beautiful Caterpillar! - Antheraea polyphemus
Copyright © 2009 Miss Tsa

Big, Beautiful Caterpillar! - Antheraea polyphemus
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
September 26, 2009
Size: 3-3.5 inches
We found it crawling through the grass in the backyard. It's bright green with gold dots. (The dots look red because of the flash, but they look like 14 karat gold!)There are short, yellow lines on each side.It has long, green antennae too, but it got very shy when we pulled out the camera and went into hiding.
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Contributed by Miss Tsa on 28 September, 2009 - 12:20pm
Last updated 23 October, 2009 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths to species page, and edited the photo to remove the huge gray border.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 October, 2009 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 11 October, 2009 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

I'm no expert, but you should
I'm no expert, but you should compare it to Polyphemus Moth. I found a caterpillar just like this on Saturday - out on an open lawn.
… Rich Kelly, 28 September, 2009 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

 
no doubt!
Polyphemus moth.
… Roar, 23 October, 2009 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Big caterpillar
You were right!!! Thanks!!
… Miss Tsa, 29 September, 2009 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

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