Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: IO moth caterpillar found today, 0 by svplantingfool

svplantingfool wrote:
Found this guy trucking along the driveway in my mom's neighborhood. I just looked him up online and ID'ed him/her as an IO moth cat. I figured those pretty spines wouldn't feel too good on my skin, so I nudged him into an empty ice cream container and brought him home.
He is in a big bin with leaf litter, some soil and an oak tree branch. When I just checked on him, he was kind of nuzzled down in the leaves. The websites said roses, oak, and ixora leaves are food sources that I have in the yard. We'll see what he's doing tomorrow, maybe he'll be well rested and hungry.
Any suggestions? I'd love to be able to help it pupate and become a gorgeous moth!
Cathy