what kind of Caterpillar is this??

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mindysue Pasadena, MD Aug 25, 2010

I live in MD. this guy was eating the leaves on our tree. He was about 5 inches long and about a quarter size in thickness

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Aug 26, 2010

I believe it is a Imperial Moth cat from what I can see from the pic

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 26, 2010

This is indeed a larva of an imperial moth (Eacles imperialis; Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/26e54de for detailed information.

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