8/12/2009 I found this caterpillar eating oak leaves
8/19/2009 It had grown a little, and had more hair and fewer spots. It was 15 mm long, including the hairs.
9/2/2009
9/2/2009
9/9/2009
9/9/2009 Showing its black head
9/27/2009 It pupated, using some of its hairs to cover its cocoon.
9/27/2009
6/17/2010 It spent the winter in my frig. I took it outside at the beginning of March, 2010, and it emerged June 17th.
6/17/2010 Spent cocoon
Marcie O’Connor
Buffalo County, Wisconsin