We have found a caterpillar that is blue in color smooth like skin not furry. It is 6 inches long and larger than a nickle around with black spikes more like aquarter around it has a brown face with inch long orange spikes. If any one no what this is pleasssse let me no. thanks

-- paul miller (millerclan@alltel.net), September 07, 2001

Answers

I looked in my caterpillar book and from your description it sounds like a Hickory Horned Devil. Gets to be 6 inches long. Maybe try a search for this on the net and see if this is it.

Anita

-- anita holton (anitaholton@mindspring.com), September 07, 2001.

Actually try this link and see if this is it.

http://www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/ent/bulletins/regalmoth/photo1.htm

-- anita holton (anitaholton@mindspring.com), September 07, 2001.

Thank you Anita holten That is exactly what it is . Now that we know what it is there is a ton of infor on the internet. It is good to know it is not harmful.

-- paul miller (millerclan@alltel.net), September 07, 2001.