early for a cecropia?

Emmayct at cs.com Emmayct at cs.com
Wed May 23 14:55:43 EDT 2007


A few of you may remember that last year I raised a batch of Cecropias. In 
2005, I found two small caterpillars on a cherry tree. I raised them out and in 
2006, as luck would have it, they emerged, one male and one female. They mated 
that's how I got last year's brood.

I must've had over 50 caterpillars,gave some away, raised some in a protected 
enclosure, and let many fend for themselves outside on a Kwazaan cherry tree.

Today, my Dad found a beautiful Cecropia moth crawling along the ground.  I 
believe it's a female and she came from one of the two cocoons in the tree that 
I kept track of over the winter.

Isn't it a little early for Cecropias in CT?

I thought it had to be warm and humid for them to emerge.

Maryann in Niantic

   
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