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Cecropia caterpillars grow into one of the largest moths in the state of New York. The larvae consume a variety of shrubs and trees, including ash, beech, birch, cherry, dogwood and maple. When fully grown, cecropia caterpillars get as long as 1.5 inches.
Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata). up in traps, at least, in southeastern NH, coastal Maine, one place in southeastern CT and out on Long Island. Massachusetts still appears to have the largest and most damaging populations of this pest. spanworm (Eidt et al.