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Callosami promethea
Family: Saturniidae, Subfamily Saturniinae. Approximately 1.25 inches long. Most likely 5th instar. Shedding "mask" on leaves of small tree. All green except for 4 red knobs above the thorax and 1 yellow knob on the 8th abdominal segment. Hosts: Cherry, maple, birch, apple and other bushes.
Edge of woodlands to open meadow.
3rd caterpillar found on the same small tree. Possibly cherry.
Spotted on Jul 30, 2012
Submitted on Aug 31, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks a lot Karen! One of my favorite caterpillar finds because of "the mask".
Congrats Carol, your spotting is featured in the Project Noah blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/5644164...
Shedding its mask from 4th to 5th instar.
amazing!
So pretty with the new outfit :-)
Those 4 red horns are awesome..!