Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Polyphemus Moth Caterpillar & Cocoon

Antheraea polyphemu

Description:

We found our caterpillar resting atop a maple sapling. We brought it indoors and over the weekend it formed a fuzzy cocoon!

Habitat:

temperate woodland

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

seamonr
Spotted by
seamonr

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Nov 8, 2011
Submitted on Nov 12, 2013

Related Spottings

Polyphemus Moth Japanese Silk Moth (cocoon) Polyphemus Moth Polyphemus Moth

Nearby Spottings

maypop (Passionflower) red shouldered hawk bumblebee bee on sunflower
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team