What type of caterpillar/worm

[OKRuss]

Google 'Orange dog caterpillar'. I think that might be it.

Is that something a bird left behind? No, it's an orange dog caterpillar, the larvae of the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, which is native to our area. Believe it or not, that caterpillar is about to transform into a beautiful blue and black butterfly.

Think of the orange dog as the ugly duckling of the caterpillar world. Found on all varieties of citrus leaves, these caterpillars begin life very small, with an irregular brown and white coloration camouflaging them to look almost exactly like a piece of bird excrement.

 

[FlyGuyGSP]

Google 'Orange dog caterpillar'. I think that might be it.

Is that something a bird left behind? No, it's an orange dog caterpillar, the larvae of the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, which is native to our area. Believe it or not, that caterpillar is about to transform into a beautiful blue and black butterfly.

Think of the orange dog as the ugly duckling of the caterpillar world. Found on all varieties of citrus leaves, these caterpillars begin life very small, with an irregular brown and white coloration camouflaging them to look almost exactly like a piece of bird excrement.

Giant swallowtails are primarily yellow and black, correct? I believe black swallowtails are blue and black. Though you seem to know more about them than I.

 

[OKRuss]

Giant swallowtails are primarily yellow and black, correct? I believe black swallowtails are blue and black. Though you seem to know more about them than I.

CORRECTION: Google seems to know more about them than either of us!

 

[OKRuss]

Also, I don't know if "native to our area" means Oklahoma - I just googled it and cut/pasted without reading it all.

 

[FlyGuyGSP]

Also, I don't know if "native to our area" means Oklahoma - I just googled it and cut/pasted without reading it all.

Yea, numerous swallowtails are native to Oklahoma.

 

[FrankNmac]

https://monarchbutterflylifecycle.com/blogs/raise/how-to-raise-eastern-tiger-swallowtails

Eastern Tiger Swallowtails- Butterfly Life Cycle Photos​

 

[Snattlerake]

This is what the bird poo will turn into. A Giant Swallowtail.

 

[Old Noob]

Looks like some good fish bait!

 

[Snattlerake]

Looks like a damn mouse to me.

See?

LOL!
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[Chappy]

This is what the bird poo will turn into. A Giant Swallowtail.

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Yep I looked it up, that’s it, giant swallowtail that’s pretty cool. Thanks