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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-4-477593389 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Yes, as far as I know, cecropias are common and widespread and have a variety of food plants for the larva -- they build a familiar brown cocoon on shrubs in the Fall, overwinter like that, and then "hatch" out as adult silk moths in late May or early June. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Henk Kwindt <cbatl@eastlink.ca> > Date: August 25, 2012 9:20:14 PM ADT > To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] caterpillar of cecropia moth > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > This afternoon, while picking blackberries, I found a beautiful > caterpillar. > It appears to be from the cecropia moth. > Does anyone know how common these are? > Thanks, Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. --Apple-Mail-4-477593389 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Yes, as far as I know, cecropias are common and widespread and have a = variety of food plants for the larva -- they build a familiar brown = cocoon on shrubs in the Fall, overwinter like that, and then "hatch" out = as adult silk moths in late May or early June. Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Henk Kwindt <<a = href=3D"mailto:cbatl@eastlink.ca">cbatl@eastlink.ca</a>></font></div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">August 25, 2012 9:20:14 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">naturens = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] caterpillar of cecropia = moth</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">This afternoon, while picking blackberries, I = found a beautiful caterpillar.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">It appears to be from the cecropia = moth.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Does anyone know = how common these are?</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Thanks, Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, = NS.</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-4-477593389--
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