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gd62 Walnut Grove, MO Aug 30, 2006

My neighbors found this on the road while walking this evening. I have never seen one before. Do you know what it is? It was about 2 inches x 3/8 inches. It is more orange than this shot.

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TomH3787 Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 30, 2006

Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar - pretty cool, aren't they?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 30, 2006

That's a beautiful butterfly... haven't seen any here, though

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 30, 2006

RU going to put it back on its food plant so it can go on to complete its life cycle? It may be getting ready to pupate, but just to be safe.... :-)

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gd62 Walnut Grove, MO Aug 30, 2006

Thank you so much. I am calling her this am and suggesting she try wild cherry. I looked them up and that is one of the trees listed. I know it has to be some sort of native thing because she found it in the road while walking and lots of cherry trees are around here so that is a possibility.



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LindaTX8 NE Medina Co., TX(Zone 8a) Aug 31, 2006

When the Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar turns completely yellow (it is greenish before that), it should pupate very soon, so that particular one is probably pupating by now (or just about to). Host plants I have listed include Spicebush, Sassafras, Red Bay and Swamp Bay. I haven't yet heard of cherry trees being used.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 31, 2006

That was probably why they saw it crawling on the ground. They often do not pupate on the same plant where they dined, but move to another.

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