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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 caterpillars, the larval stage of the buck moth, are black or dark purple and have yellow-white spots and a small red head. They feed on the leaves of live oaks, red oaks and water oaks; often move in groups; and drop from the branches when theyâre disturbed.