tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post4484085599497359915..comments2023-08-29T06:16:19.313-04:00Comments on Three Rivers Daily Photo: Beauty of a BeastThree Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-29150491037842169012011-08-08T17:36:05.807-04:002011-08-08T17:36:05.807-04:00yikes! will the apple tree recover? I would like...yikes! will the apple tree recover? I would like to see that giant moth but not so much the caterpillar.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-16736644985955673472011-08-08T12:29:57.521-04:002011-08-08T12:29:57.521-04:00According to Audubon's Field Guide to Insects ...According to Audubon's Field Guide to Insects this is a Cecropia Moth caterpillar, largest moth in N. Am. with wingspan 4 3/4"-5 7/8", brown/orange/white with stripes and crecsents. They eat ash, birch, maple, alder, elm, wild cherry, willow, lilac, and yes, apple. Flight time is May-June, so your guy will be making a large cocoon soon, brown/grey, along a branch. Look for it to transform into a beautiful moth next May.Becky Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813573803208678561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-85570004558525413482011-08-08T07:09:13.934-04:002011-08-08T07:09:13.934-04:00Almost psychedelic this caterpillar! And a beauti...Almost psychedelic this caterpillar! And a beautiful photo of him, her, it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947142732753014733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-13961445823647840602011-08-07T13:41:48.754-04:002011-08-07T13:41:48.754-04:00I agree, beastly looking horns on that LARGE cater...I agree, beastly looking horns on that LARGE caterpillar, I'm shuddering here.. lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com