https://www.scottarboretum.org/hickory-horned-devil/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.scottarboretum.org/hickory-horned-devil/#comment-192 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:08:32 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=388#comment-192 Hickory horned devil caterpillars belong to the Giant Silkworm or Royal Moth group which is the Saturniidae family. This group overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon usually attached to a small twig and they emerge as adults in the spring. Because of their size they can consume impressive amounts near the end of their life cycle

]]> https://www.scottarboretum.org/hickory-horned-devil/#comment-191 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:16:44 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=388#comment-191 my husband and i found one of these beautiful caterpillars last week(mid sept) it seems to have shrunk since we’ve had it it has totally de-leafed a 15 year old black walnut in my yard i’ve found a nice soft dirt pile and am wondering if it would have burrowed by now if ii hadn’t kept it ?????? am trying to find out info on it (her?him?)

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