Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar

There’s four types of Butterflies that we don’t have in our backyard, but I wish we did.

1. Spicebush Swallowtail
2. Tiger Swallowtail
3. Red Spotted Purple
4. Zebra Swallowtail

Now that list can be trimmed down to three.  Today I went and purchased 2 Spicebush from Joshua’s Native Plants.  Even better, that had a few Spicebush Caterpillars on them!  Personally, out of all the Butterfly Caterpillars, I think these are the “coolest” of the bunch.

Here is a tiny Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar taken with a macro lens.

Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar