A home for their hearts Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 We found a caterpillar a couple of weeks ago and when I looked it up online it said it will become some kind of moth. Well it made it's cocoon a couple of weeks ago and it still hasn't emerged. Is it dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Hi, I think it really depend on what kind of caterpillar it is. We caught a caterpillar this summer and it took about 3 -4 weeks to come out of its cocoon. I'm not sure what kind of caterpillar it was or what kind of moth. It looked like the run of the mill moth that comes up to our porch light. We have a cecropia caterpillar also. It just went in its cocoon last week and it will stay there until next spring. It has to be put in the garage when the weather cools down and we wait. I'd suggest the website www.whatsthatbug.com and see if you can find a picture of what your caterpillar looked like to see if you can identify the type. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 4 weeks this summer. It hatched into some icky looking thing though. I wasn't a nice moth. It looked wasp like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 We found a caterpillar a couple of weeks ago and when I looked it up online it said it will become some kind of moth. Well it made it's cocoon a couple of weeks ago and it still hasn't emerged. Is it dead? When we lived in the UK we had caterpillars everywhere. One got in my bathroom window and made its cocoon on my bathroom wall. It took MONTHS for a pretty white moth to emerge. I also thought it might be dead. I would be patient with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ours took about six weeks or two months. It emerged as an Oleander Hawk Moth - well worth the wait. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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