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Small rock looking
Munching on Meyer lemon tree leaves
1 1/2 inches long; resembles bird dropping
The mature caterpillar resembles bird ...
Resembles bird droppings to deter predators & if that doesn't work they use ...
8 total of various sizes
Small black and yellow caterpillar on the ...
This caterpillar was doing a good job ...
A large swallowtail with a wingspan of ...
Caterpillar in a later instar that ...
brown/ white caterpillar with red antenna
A recently hatched caterpillar next to its ...
This caterpillar mimics bird droppings ...
It is a first instar caterpillar that ...
Forewing with diagonal band of yellow spots. Tails are edged with black and ...
Forewing with diagonal band of yellow spots. Tails are edged with black and ...
This was probably the most convincing camouflage I have seen in a long time. It ...
This caterpillar is displaying a defensive ...
In the first photo, you can see it recently shed its exoskeleton, which I ...
The mature caterpillar resembles bird ...
south as Argentina and Uruguay). The species is easily confused with the
one eighth of an inch wide. This was the
This caterpillar is in its pre-pupal stage. ...
From Dec 30, 2013 to Jan 12, 2014, ongoing development
What the heck??? I have no idea what this is. It reminds me of the t.v. show ...
I found a few of these on different parts of the tree. I saw a recently hatched ...
Today I found this Giant
approx. 2 inches long; here in a defensive posture
Brown, yellow and white larvae that resembles bird poop. There are white spots ...
The larvae of the Giant
Very large swallowtail butterfly. Forewing ...
This caterpillar just eclosed from the egg ...
This caterpillar is in the early pupa stage ...
Grayish brown body with three patches of white down each side, a broad white ...