Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar

Description:

Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar--early instar, as the early ones look like bird droppings. They fold the spicebush leaf around themselves and use that as protection while they molt to the next instar.

Habitat:

Suburban garden, eastern North America, just outside of Philadelphia--I planted the spicebush 3 years ago hoping to attract these and finally my planning paid off.