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I looked down yesterday and discovered a hitchiker, a big grey catpiller hanging on to the front of my shirt, http://www.whatsthatbug.com/images/abbots_sphinx_cat.jpg
I'd never seen one before and wasn't sure if it was even native to Central Ontario, I'd been helping my Grandparents move potted greenhouse plants and thought it might have come from there.
I looked it up and found out what it is and that it eats grape vines, so I got some for it, but it isn't really eating anything.
Is there a good way to tell whether it's not eating because it's about to pupate, or because I'm not doing something right? It was really active last night but has really slowed down. I've only seen Monarch caterpillers pupate, never any moth species, I'm not sure what to expect.
I'd never seen one before and wasn't sure if it was even native to Central Ontario, I'd been helping my Grandparents move potted greenhouse plants and thought it might have come from there.
I looked it up and found out what it is and that it eats grape vines, so I got some for it, but it isn't really eating anything.
Is there a good way to tell whether it's not eating because it's about to pupate, or because I'm not doing something right? It was really active last night but has really slowed down. I've only seen Monarch caterpillers pupate, never any moth species, I'm not sure what to expect.