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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