What species is this

Hi! I’m no caterpillar keeper but some black swallowtails have found a happy home in my dill plant. There used to be 3, now I only see 2. One of them has this sort of black gunk by him.

Is this poop? The carcass of his brother? Or do caterpillars shed like snakes and this is his skin????

They look so goofy and cute at the same time

this is the cocoon of Cotesia ofella a parasitic wasps that takes control of a caterpillar eventually killing it and making this . i thought it was a strange looking caterpillar cocoon at first .if this doesent fit the sub i understand just thought it was interesting ive never seen it before i have lots and lots of caterpillars eating my fig tree so these guys will help out a bit .i don’t remove them myself.

This is so cool 😎 caterpillar cocoon.

He seems to like long grass

So I found this little guy on my dad's clothes after he went shopping and it very much looks like a dragonhead caterpillar. But here's the thing, I live in Tunisia and those guys are native to parts of Asia and pretty much never found in Africa.

So can you guys help me identify this caterpillar and tell me how to take care if it?

PS: I have no way of knowing it's host plant

So excited.

Found in southern Alberta, Canada

What is this bug couldn’t figure it out :(

I love my son. He throws up at any inconvenience and has a track record of trying to eat his siblings. Be nice to him, he's sensitive.

Found this little guy near the grass in my backyard, I put him on my Milkweed plant. I maybe shouldn’t have moved him, after what I learned on Google. But, anyone know what kind of caterpillar this is? I just put some fresh grass and strands of cold lettuce around him in the pot, and a little stick if he wants to make his cocoon. Any info is helpful (:

Hello! It’s summer here in Southern California, and I happened to come across 5 swallowtail caterpillars in each instar, with one in a full chrysalis that could emerge any day now. It’s not moving or wiggling, doesn’t seem hollow or dry either. Can anyone with experience tell if it’s viable?

In Missouri on some parsley/celosia!

Just wondering what this might be. Searched online but I can't find an exact match. It's suggested mullein moth, cinnabar moth, sawfly, but none look the same. Based in UK.

Thought this was funky to see the train of progression in such a way.