EmmaNZ Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I found a green caterpillar inside a corn on the cob today. Can I keep it and watch its metamorphosis? What do I need to do? From a brief google images search I think it might be a green looper caterpillar, so it will turn into a moth if my prediction is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Yes you can keep it and watch it change, though it may not change to a moth until the following spring. You'll have to keep it in a closed container and feed it , and feed it some more, and then feed it again. They eat a lot! I'm assuming it eats corn if that's where you found it, but try it and see. We had a Polyphemus moth caterpillar (also a big green one!) and it changed to a brown cocoon and we left if outside all winter and then in the spring , voila, a beautiful moth! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmommy Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Yeah, we found a moth on our door last year and it cacooned the next day. We put it in our butterfly habitat and about 3 months later, it emerged as a beautiful moth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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