Name: Cecropia Moth Caterpillar
Location found: We got about 12 of these guys from a neighbor of a friend of my Dad's!
Interesting fact: They have many spiky things on them. The caterpillars go through 5 instars, or stages, before cocooning. They live in the cocoons over the winter, even in Minnesota!
Notes: We are raising them in my bug habitat in our backyard. We are trying to feed them Maple leaves, even though they are used to lilac leaves. We hope that we can get them to turn into cocoons! This is an actual picture of one of my caterpillars. Thank you to John and Rose for getting these for me.
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