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Linny1 (Linny) Salem, SC(Zone 7b) Sep 11, 2010

Another poster identified as the larva of a luna. Sure hope this is one. I adore Luna Moths. Just never saw anything so BRIGHT GREEN. and quite huge for a caterpillar. About as long as my middle finger and as big around. you can see how fat he is by the hose he is crawling on. He is also very slow, and I suspect a bird got him before he got where he was going. Hope not.

Quote: This is a larva of a giant silk moth (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae); possibly a luna moth (Actias luna - see http://tinyurl.com/2ayw34z for an example. End Quote

Linny

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Sep 11, 2010

yes it is

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Linny1 (Linny) Salem, SC(Zone 7b) Sep 11, 2010

Yippee, if she/he made it!

Thanks,

Linny

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Sep 14, 2010

I think this is a Polyphemus moth larvae, Antheraea polyphemus. The oblique yellow lines pass through the spiracles on this caterpillar, where on the Luna, the yellow lines pass between the spiracles, closer to the division of each segment. Also, Luna usually has a stripe lengthwise just below the spiracles. Luna:

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Sep 14, 2010

Oops, sorry about the copyright words in the way. Luna:

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Sep 14, 2010

Sigh. One more time large:

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