Interesting little critter on those last photos! What type is it and do you know what it becomes? Nice job with your 8376 @actiit steps for the day! Take care!
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Interesting little critter on those last photos! What type is it and do you know what it becomes? Nice job with your 8376 @actiit steps for the day! Take care!
Hi @elizabethbit, they are pipevine swallowtail caterpillars. They will become beautiful pipevine swallowtail butterflies! I've had the host plant for these butterflies in my yard about 3-4 summers. The host plant is called Dutchman's Pipevine and there is also Wooly Dutchman's Pipevine. In the summer of 2021 I witnessed 3 different times of caterpillars hatch and completely eat all of the leaves of my Dutchman Pipevines and disappear and become chrysalis. This summer was so hot, that the Pipevine Swallowtails just showed up in my yard about 3 weeks ago and laid eggs. Anyway, it's one of my favorite butterflies that shows up in my yard! I've been researching butterflies in our part of Texas since 2012. I guess it's one of my hobbies to plant host and nectar plants for them in my yards. Have a great day!
Here's a link to what they look like.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pipevine+swallowtail+caterpillar&client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=MbrEpwjt6wUX9M%252Ca0GakLgmp3HvhM%252C_%253B7saAX6u3SWONTM%252CGCEq3uhf6cAyYM%252C_%253BL5l-hYZW1zkBcM%252C1PlLs3JAdy2bJM%252C_%253B-y9Bvw3GLSWbcM%252CJfgXdjPajwCPVM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kTntWsX_MKQR3qsh0cVQOTLjCRqdw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjawdCrlrr6AhWRlGoFHUqhANUQ_h16BQiKARAB#imgrc=7saAX6u3SWONTM
Wow! They are so unique looking as a caterpillar and even more astoundingly beautiful as a butterfly! Very nice! Thanks for sharing the link! !LADY
Take care and enjoy!
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