SOLVED: io moth caterpillar

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smokymtnmom Floyd, VA Aug 19, 2012

At first I thought this was a succulent plant of some kind.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Aug 20, 2012

Cool cat....were you surprised when the "plant:" moved? grin

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hemlady Melvindale, MI(Zone 5a) Aug 20, 2012

Wow, neat looking one.

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jehartg Baton Rouge, LA Aug 20, 2012

Looks like a caterpillar of the Io Moth (Automeris io) to me.

One place to read about it is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automeris_io

John

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