Name That Caterpillar?

[BigHicks1977]

Hey guy its me Bighicks again with another strange bug thingy lol can you name this bug??

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[kaoskat]

Try looking through this to see if you find one similar: http://www.thebutterflysite.com/virginia-butterflies.shtml

[Elisto]

It's some kind of large moth. Probably a Luna Moth. If not a Luna, then most likely something else in that family.

[Eviecorn]

Give this site a try:

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars

[Corona]

Elisto is correct, that is indeed a Luna Moth. Guessing he's a pretty low instar since they get darker as they age and get ready to turn into a cocoon.

[kamakazee82]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna

looks like a luna pillar lol fifth n star i think (rosy hue) and about to cocoon itself ... very fragile at this stage and very fragile single layer cocoon

[GazeboMouse]

Derek? Bob? Alphonse?
Oh, sorry, I thought it was a 'guess the name' competition!
(Embarrassed!)
What an amazing glowing caterpillar! Certainly got a luminous 80s thing going on there!

[rybett]

Black light pics!

[ponybanker]

he is so cool looking! looks like Hymlic from a Bugs Life

[invaderhorizongreen]

I do hope it makes it to the moth stage, the only giant silkworm moth caterpillar I ever raised was a Polyphemus  moth.

[Issame]

Wildlife was kinda meant to stay in the wild.

[melodys_angel]

Luna moths are gorgeous if they get to that stage

make sure its in a protected place when you release it <3

[Galactica]

Wow- I've never seen a Luna caterpillar before- or even a moth (wrong coast I guess).

As kids- we kept/fed caterpillars (from our yard) until they turned into butterflies or moths- I think it is a really fun thing for kids to do

[BlondePonyTail]

I learned something interesting about Lunar Moths when I was researching this guy... Do you know why we don't see many of these guys as moths? They only live for about 7 days after emerging form their cacoons. They don't even have mouths! They don't eat. They change into moths simply to mate and then die.... I thought that was an interesting fact.

[BlueChaos]

I learned something interesting about Lunar Moths when I was researching this guy... Do you know why we don't see many of these guys as moths? They only live for about 7 days after emerging form their cacoons. They don't even have mouths! They don't eat. They change into moths simply to mate and then die.... I thought that was an interesting fact.

Then you should let it go so it can find it's mate. Luna moths are becoming increasingly rare. I live in the middle of the woods and I'm lucky if I see one a year. Please put that caterpillar back so it can possibly make more Luna's.