Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Caterpillar ID, please, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I'm here! And so excited to see a Giant ST cat. We have so many of them at the museum where I volunteer. I think it's still very early for them to be overwintering, but then again, some butterflies get easily confused. I still have Zebra ST chrysalids from March!

Giant STs eat citrus plants so they're fairly common in FL. They are easy to raise, too. I haven't had any in a while at my house, but I volunteer at the Museum of Science and Industry and we always have them in the lab where we raise our butterflies. They're probably the most popular butterfly and everyone always "oohs" and "ahhs" over them. I'm always happy to tell them that they're very common and eat citrus.

Because they aren't poisonous, the birds would definitely go after them. That disguise of their only works so well. And he only looks slimy! Pet him a little and you'll see - just watch out for those stinkhorns!

Here's an angry, full-grown cat. He was mad I was moving him while cleaning the tanks.

Melanie