Tuesday, July 29, 2008

I think a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar.........

My son found him on a weed in our backyard.......as I was mowing.....After some research online I think it might be a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar!

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6 comments:

Melissa said...

Neat caterpillar photos!

Christy said...

I agree it is definitely a swallowtail caterpillar, a black swallowtail to be exact. Very nice images.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos, Melinda.

Anonymous said...

Looks beautiful. Such vibrant colors.

Paz

Jack and Joann said...

He is plump and green and cute. And he looked like he was enjoying the attention you were giving him. But I wouldn't want to touch him!

Tomate Farcie said...

Look at the colors!!! Wow! Great find!