Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar

Photo by Terry Stanfill The strange looking creature above is the caterpillar (in its fifth stage) of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. Before it pupates, the caterpillar will turn a bright yellowish orange.
Photo by Terry Stanfill The strange looking creature above is the caterpillar (in its fifth stage) of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. Before it pupates, the caterpillar will turn a bright yellowish orange.

Photo by Terry Stanfill

The strange looking creature above is the caterpillar (in its fifth stage) of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. Before it pupates, the caterpillar will turn a bright yellowish orange.

By Terry Stanfill

General News on 08/27/2014