Need help ID'ing a caterpillar
Mike Matheson
mikem at MNSi.net
Tue Sep 9 10:09:33 EDT 1997
In article <3414A9FF.4D9A at ibm.net> The Fleck Family
<TheFlecks at ibm.net> writes:
>I live in southeast Michigan and today my son found a large (9-10 cm)
>green caterpillar. I'll try to describe it more accurately:
>
>Length: 10 cm
>Diameter: 1.5 cm
>Markings: overall bright green. The first 3 segments have 2
symmetrical
>dorsal protrusions colored orange with black specks. The next 7
>segments have 2 symmetrical yellow spikes. The final segment has
blue
>spikes. Each of the segments has smaller blue spikes protruding from
>the sides.
>
>Any ideas? Thanks...
>
>Chris
SOUNDS LIKE HYALOPHORA CECROPIA TO ME.
MIKE
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