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Mega creepy caterpillar


  •  Wayne G McLeod
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     Wayne G McLeod
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    Mega creepy caterpillar 
    8/26/2019 at 6:11 PM

    Anyone know what these things are??? They eat leaves & poop on everything!!!


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  •  Adam

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     Adam
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    Achemon Sphinx 
    8/26/2019 at 6:20 PM
    Achemon Sphinx caterpillar, and eventually Achemon Sphinx moth. Big suckers that really love our grape leafs...  
    https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eumorpha-achemon
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  •  B4
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    Tomato Hornworms  
    8/26/2019 at 6:20 PM
    That’s what we concluded. We had them around our yard too. We would also like to know for sure if anyone else knows for sure.
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  •  vegimite
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     vegimite
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    caterpillars 
    8/26/2019 at 6:35 PM
    Probably Swallowtail species.  
    Try this site.  
    https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars  
    Find a tupperware or container, punched light small holes in top, put in paper towels scrunched/shredded and possibly a couple of short pieces of twig for them to cocoon in and keep outdoors in a sheltered shed where they will stay cold but not smothered in snow or rain.
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  •  vegimite
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     vegimite
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    I got it wrong 
    8/26/2019 at 6:41 PM
    They are Hornworms and will burrow into soil to pupate so put them in a tub with some dryish soil or peat and keep outside in garage or porch (unheated).  
     
    Thanks Adam.  
     
    Edited by vegimite, 2019-08-26 18:44:01
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  •  frostbite
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     frostbite
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    . 
    8/26/2019 at 10:09 PM
    We have scooped at least one a day from the pool over the past 2 weeks. There aren’t any trees overhead so they either are good crawlers or fly in the breeze!
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  •  Adam

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     Adam
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    Caterpillar 
    9/4/2019 at 8:09 PM
    Still going strong... plucked this guy off of a young vine after noticing it had devoured 90% of the leafs. Hoping late enough in the season that it wont matter!
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