Subject: Re: Cecropia caterpillar alternate foods?

From: Compte Spoke general <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 09:03:44 +0200

John wrote :

> > Does anyone know of any fruits, vegetables, etc. Cecropia caterpillars
> > will accept when their preferred food sources are not available?
> >

This species is quite polyphagous and has been recorded to eat a wide range of
plants Pyrus maluus ,Prunus,Populus tremuloidesRibes,Berberis, Tilia,Rosaceaa,
Acer ,Faxinus ...

Extract of information from the following book :
     Foodplants of world Saturnidae
     From Stephen E.Stone
     ISBN : 0-930282-05-1
     Library of Congress : 91-62071

Pierre Schmit
Marbois 91890 Videlles FRANCE
e-mail :[email-masked]