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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4176 (Papilio glaucus)
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giant caterpillar - Papilio glaucus
Copyright © 2014 jtrowbridge

giant caterpillar - Papilio glaucus
omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
July 25, 2014
Size: 2.5 inches
Caterpillar, has flame orange antennae that were retracted in the photo. Based on size, I'm guessing a hummingbird moth caterpillar.
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Contributed by jtrowbridge on 25 July, 2014 - 7:46pm
Last updated 21 October, 2014 - 8:42pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… John S. Ascher, 21 October, 2014 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2014 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Eastern Tiger
It's a 5th instar Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- Pterourus glaucus -- using the newest uptodate genus name. It's not done eating so hopefully you got it back on it's hostplant. Potentially -- green ash, black cherry, wild plum, chokecherry. Perhaps a planted tulip tree. When it's done eating and not need any more food it will turn blackish purple.
… Dave Rogers, 27 July, 2014 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

swallowtail butterfly caterpillar of some sort
The orange appendage is an osmeterium.
… metrioptera, 25 July, 2014 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

 
nice
Good job, the caterpillar displayed its osmeterium when the kids poked at it. Totally makes sense, however we can confirm that we didn't smell anything foul upon poking the caterpillar.
… jtrowbridge, 25 July, 2014 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

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