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Eleven Royal Oak, MI(Zone 6a) Sep 04, 2014

My neighbor found this guy chomping on one of her plants. Sorry, she doesn't know the plant either! But the cat is about 2.5 inches long. We're in zone 6 Michigan.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Sep 04, 2014

at that size it looks like one of the huge beautiful moths like Maple moths, Oak moths...leaf looks like Oak.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 04, 2014

Larva of a tiger swallowtail butterfly -
http://danielproud.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/caterpillar-of-the-eastern-tiger-swallowtail/

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Eleven Royal Oak, MI(Zone 6a) Sep 04, 2014

Thank you, Flapdoodle! I looked at a few dozen pics during lunch and thought that's what he might be. Cool :)

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