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Brown with black strips and stinger (Palamedes Swallowtail caterpillar)

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swallowtail caterpillar
by: Moni

Also the stinger is really a tail. Many caterpillars have them especially the Sphingidae family.
Palamedes Swallowtail caterpillar
by: Moni

Tammy
Your photo is of a Palamedes Swallowtail caterpillar. My guess is the reason it is so brown is that it is getting ready to either shed its skin to be a larger caterpillar or it is ready to pupate...I think the later is the case.
These larvae feed largely on Redbay, while the adults feed on nectar from several plants such as thistles, azaleas, and sweet pepperbush.
They are found in wet forests or swamps where redbay grows.
Great find...we do not have these up north.

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