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Attacus (Samia) cecropia, Linn. 
The larva is pale green, with two rows of dorsal tubercles and 
two lateral rows on each side. The dorsal tubercles on segments 2 
and 8 are coral red, the remaining dorsal ones are yellow, except¬ 
ing those on the first and last segments, which are blue, the lateral 
tubercles are also blue; those on the first segment are each armed 
with two black hairs; those on second and third are each tipped 
with a spine, around which are six black spines, and around the 
base of the tubercles are seven or eight obtuse spines. The fourth 
pair of tubercles have eight black warts near the base and a spine 
on the summit, surrounded by six black spines; the fifth pair each 
with five spines; the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth pairs 
each with two horizontal spines; the eleventh pair with six 
spines, and near the base on the anterior part are several black 
blotches. The lateral tubercles are blue, and also spined. True 
legs greenish yellow, with black, incurved claw r s; pro-legs greenish 
yellow. Length three inches or more. Spiracles narrowly elliptical, 
cream-colored, with black borders. Terminal segment with six blue 
spiny tubercles. 
It feeds on Wild Cherry, Apple, Plum, Red Currant and Elder. 
