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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Hyalophora » Cecropia Moth - Hodges#7767 (Hyalophora cecropia)
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caterpillar large - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2010 jeffmoore

caterpillar large - Hyalophora cecropia
Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA
July 16, 2010
Size: 2 inches
got this picture from a friend so the size is an estimate by me. Looks like it should be totally easy to ID, but I can't find a picture like it. So please help. Thanks!
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Contributed by jeffmoore on 20 July, 2010 - 4:45pm
Last updated 31 July, 2010 - 11:57am

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… David J. Ferguson, 31 July, 2010 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2010 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Cecropia Moth Caterpillar
It is indeed a Cecropia Moth caterpillar - I recently photographed some of these at the Kensington Metro Park near Brighton, MI. These are among the largest of the "Giant Silkworms".
… Miguel Denyer, 25 July, 2010 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Where did you see them at Ken
Where did you see them at Kensington? I go there about once a week. Usually i'm on the paths around the nature center. But I need to explore farther. Thanks!
… jeffmoore, 25 July, 2010 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
I was lucky enough to catch t
I was lucky enough to catch the guy up by the nature center who comes every so often to do a demonstration - he breeds them and he had a bunch - he also had Monarch Butterflies too
… Miguel Denyer, 26 July, 2010 - 1:06am login or register to post comments

Looks like a Cecropia Moth caterpillar
Hyalophora cecropia
… David J. Ferguson, 20 July, 2010 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
… jeffmoore, 20 July, 2010 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

 
def.
I agree
… James E. Garrison, 20 July, 2010 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

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