After looking it up I found out it is a caterpillar of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly(Papilio troilus). the caterpillars start out green and turn yellow or orange when they are ready to pupate.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
cutest critter ever!
After looking it up I found out it is a caterpillar of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly(Papilio troilus). the caterpillars start out green and turn yellow or orange when they are ready to pupate.
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Wonderful pictures! We had swallowtail caterpillars here last year - great fun to watch as they developed. But they ate just about every leaf on the tree they picked to dine on.
ReplyDeleteAt the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, outside the butterfly house, there is a giant bronze statues of a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. I had my picture taken while sitting on it!
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