Imperial Moth Caterpillar - Eacles imperialis Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, West Virginia, USA August 26, 2004
The closest I could come in Peterson's First Guides: Caterpillars was Imperial Moth. The one pictured was green and the text says they can also be tan or brown. How about orangish-red? Also, the field guide picture showed relatively short tubercules, while the one in my photo has horns almost like a Hickory Horned Devil. A variation in the instars, perhaps——bigger horns in the last instar?
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 7 October, 2004 - 4:45pm Last updated 8 October, 2004 - 2:23pm |