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yellow caterpillar (Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar)

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Cartoon character or caterpillar?
by: Karen

My family found one on a recent trip to Splish Splash water park on Long Island. We named him Stinky and he stayed on the handle of our beach cart for a good part of they day. We all agreed to place him in a safe spot away from foot traffic before we left. Thank you for providing an excellebt site to us identify our new friend.
Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar
by: Moni

Anonymous
As stated in the comment at the bottom of the comment page -
"The last two instars are green with large eyespots - the two largest on third thoracic segment have black "pupils", two smaller ones on first abdominal segment do not. The larva changes color to orange or yellow just prior to pupating. "

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SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL
by: Moni

Anonymous
No it is not rare...just cool!! Glad you all got to see how amazing Mother Nature is! There are many cool insects if we just look for them :-)

I planted a spicebush in hopes of getting them in my garden!!
rare caterpillar?
by: Anonymous

saw this in pittsburgh ,pa. on 6/29/11 with 3 other guys. we all admitted to have never seen this before.it looked like a cartoon character with two big eyes and what looked like a big smile. but just like the other comment when you touched it ,it reared back like a snake ready to strike.pretty neat!
i found one
by: brandi

i have one my dad found it crowling up my house in Manchester Kentucky on June 23,2011,i have photo of it to on my face book page.
wow
by: Anonymous

I found this in Pennsylvania. It was the oddest caterpillar I have ever seen so I took a picture on my phone. But nobody believes me that its real so I'm glad to find out what it was.
WOW
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I found this caterpillar in Michigan. I have never seen a caterpiller that looks like this and am glad to finally know what kind it is.
awesome looking
by: Anonymous

I found one in shephardstown, wv. Though this one was cool because it reared back showing its eyes like a snake as a defense mechanisum.
Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar
by: Moni

Cathy
If you found it in the soil it may be trying to pupate. Best to leave it be and let it do its thing. :-)
Thanks for sharing your find.
yellow caterpillar with eyes?
by: cathy

i found the same caterpillar in norwich ct.this guy popped out of the dirt while i was planting flowers glad i found out what it is thanks
Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar
by: Moni

Debbie
The photo is of a spicebush swallowtail caterpillar that is ready to pupate. This pupa or chrysalis will overwinter at this time of year.
The first three instars (larva stages) resemble bird droppings. The last two instars are green with large eyespots - the two largest on third thoracic segment have black "pupils", two smaller ones on first abdominal segment do not. The larva changes color to orange or yellow just prior to pupating.
This caterpillar feeds on spicebush, sassafras trees, Red, Swamp and Silk Bays; perhaps prickly ash , Tulip tree , Sweetbay , and Camphor.
Adult butterflies feed on nectar from Japanese honeysuckle, jewelweed, thistles, milkweed, azalea, dogbane, lantana, mimosa, and sweet pepperbush.

Adult swallowtails are large, black with some blue spots. They are found in deciduous woodlands, fields, roadsides, yards, pine barrens, wooded swamps, and parks
Caterpillars live in shelters of folded-over leaves and come out to feed at night.

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