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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.
The species found in Pennsylvania is the black carpet beetle, Attagenus unicolor. The adult is 2.8 to 5 mm long, black to reddish brown and covered with short, sparse pubescence (Fig. 2a). The first segment of the tarsi of the hind legs is much shorter than the second segment.