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pepsidrinker La Salle, MI(Zone 5b) Aug 17, 2007

I found this fella on the side of my garage, What is it? Sorry the picture is the greatest but its the best I could do.

Thanks

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bigred Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a) Aug 17, 2007

I'm not expert but it looks like a sulphur cat

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bigred Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a) Aug 17, 2007

Nope...after looking at my caterpillar book..it looks more like a spicebush swallowtail. Hopefully someone with a little more knowledge w/ cats will come along soon.

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pepsidrinker La Salle, MI(Zone 5b) Aug 17, 2007

I had posted this in the how to forum and claypa said it might be Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) caterpillar, it looks like it, I just went outside and took another look and the markings are there, they are just faded, so maybe this is a very young one?

here is the google link to it http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=Spicebush+Swallowtail+%28Papilio+troilus%29+caterpillar&btnG=Search+Images

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pepsidrinker La Salle, MI(Zone 5b) Aug 17, 2007

lol bigred we cross posted.

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IrisLover79 Westchester, IL(Zone 5b) Sep 01, 2007

He looks like Wormy (Oscar the Grouch's friend) from Seasame Street, lol.

~Kristy (bein silly)

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 01, 2007

It will turn a golden yellow when it's ready to pupate.

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