A friend found this in his garden.

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vickifromjersey Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Aug 10, 2010

I have never seen a caterpillar like this before. What kind of butterfly will it turn into? Whats with the spikes?
Caterpillar was found in Toms River, NJ.
Thanks
Vicki

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vickifromjersey Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Aug 10, 2010

That should work---I hope.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 10, 2010

This caterpillar is known as a hickory horned devil, it is the larva of a moth in the family Saturniidae called the regal moth or royal walnut moth (Citheronia regalis) - see http://tinyurl.com/28gn7bn

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Aug 10, 2010

put it back. It needs dirt to burrow in to make its cocoon. Or put about 6" of loose dirt in a 5 gal bucket and put it in. I hand raised a bunch from eggs. http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/560599337wkqWvw pictures start on bottom of page 2 & continue on page 3 to cocooning

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