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black , white , with orange head (Zebra caterpillar)

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Monarch?
by: Kyle

I've raised caterpillars for like 10 or 15 years now, and it certainly looks like a monarch caterpillar. I can't be certain though, as they usually munch on milk weed.
one of these on my broccoli too
by: Cindy

I had these on my broccoli too, what does it turn into? My broccoli looks horrible too, turned
Zebra caterpillar
by: Moni

Anonymous
for your answer please see the comment right under yours :-)
Broccoli
by: Anonymous

I think I found this caterpillar on my broccoli yesterday. What exactly will this turn into, I left them alone because my broccoi looked terrible anyway, with or without the cats snacking on it.
Zebra caterpillar
by: Moni

Zachary
Thanks for this additional photo. My first thought was zebra caterpillar from this photo but most I have seen have a lot more yellow striping than your photos showed. http://bugguide.net/node/view/29233/bgimage
Finally found a photo from Clemson Univ that looks like yours -
http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1435134
My guess is there are some regional differences or the food source, or the stage of development provides some variation in the coloration.

Zebra caterpillars feed on foliage of a wide variety of plants including - alfalfa, cabbage, carrot, clover, dandelion, dock, pea, pigweed, strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, apple, birch, cherry, plum, and willow.
It overwinters as a pupa and will emerge as a moth in the spring. The moth is a reddish brown rather non-descript moth.
unknown caterpillar
by: Moni

Zachary
Have searched and not found a match for your caterpillar yet. Do you have a photo showing the head and a view from the top?
Just because you found it on a grass does not mean that is what it was eating. Were there any trees nearby that it might have dropped off of?
Any other clues or photos would be appreciated.
I will keep looking.
what kind of butterfly?
by: Anonymous

Does anyone know what kind of butterfly it will make?

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