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Submitted by: Gary

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He is a nice little fellow and really doesn't eat that much of your garden. When he turns into a butterfly he moves on. I have these in my garden most every year in Abilene, Texas. They don't stick aroung long enough to cause long term damage to my veggies

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Submitted by: Moni

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Marie It looks like your caterpillar is from the group of butterflies called the Brushfoots (family Nymphalidae)which is a big butterfly family. My best guess due to the variation of the colors and the off focus pic that this is a Painted lady caterpillar. They are residents of SW U.S. and then the adults migrate north and east. These caterpillars feed on a wide range of plants such as thistles and other composites, mallow family and other legumes or bean family plants. This is one of the common caterpillars that are sold for butterfly cages for school children to watch grow and turn into a butterfly.

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