Oops! We goofed! We misidentified the female spicebush swallowtail in the comparison pic with the male and it is actually a female dark form eastern tiger swallowtail. We have posted a picture of a female spicebush swallowtail on our community tab and it can be seen here: ruclips.net/user/postUgkx0Og5u4XYM7FikfwKfwrPnxCujF1RUfGB Sorry for any confusion.
Have you ever encountered the strange but awesome spicebush swallowtail caterpillar? Please let us know about your experience! Also, be sure to check out our online classes: shannontrimboli.com/events/category/classes/
That was so interesting! We have the spicebush butterflies, but I haven’t seen spicebush on our property. We have seen females, but haven’t noticed the greenish male. Paying more attention for sure!
Fall and winter are the best times to look for spicebush as the red berries are easy to spot. Green berries should be present by mid summer but take a bit more looking to see. Wooded north and east facing slopes are good places to search for spicebush.
I found the adorable Caterpillar on the Virginia Creeper at my friend's house [in Fremantle, Western Australia] & it looks the same as this Swallowtail one. We also seem to have the same Caterpillar but Brown, according to the Sustainable gardening Australia site. thankyou.
There are many species of swallowtail butterflies and they are found worldwide, so what you found is likely the caterpillar of a different, but similar species.
Thank you for creating this video! It was informative and playful. To your point about the osmeterium - I observed this organ on black swallowtails feeding on my parsley plants. I was curious about the caterpillar’s texture and gently rubbed its back - the caterpillar curled backwards and revealed the osmeterium. Although I did not observe a foul odor. SE Pennsylvania (7a)
I saw a female spicebush swallowtail on my spicebush yesterday (late August, close to Niagara Falls, ON)). Your video is excellent, but I have a question: At what time of year can I expect to find the caterpillar?
It is going to depend on location. Here in KY I find them from early summer until mid to late summer. Some areas may only have one batch of caterpillars, farther south there may be multiple broods.
Oops! We goofed! We misidentified the female spicebush swallowtail in the comparison pic with the male and it is actually a female dark form eastern tiger swallowtail. We have posted a picture of a female spicebush swallowtail on our community tab and it can be seen here: ruclips.net/user/postUgkx0Og5u4XYM7FikfwKfwrPnxCujF1RUfGB Sorry for any confusion.
Yes, I'm interested in more videos on how to ID butterflies
"Catter pie Pokemon" 😂
I was thinking the little tongue thing was drawn on 😂. You're fun to bee with 🐝
This is such an amazingly detailed video about these guys! They are stunning to see!
Glad you liked it!
Have you ever encountered the strange but awesome spicebush swallowtail caterpillar? Please let us know about your experience! Also, be sure to check out our online classes: shannontrimboli.com/events/category/classes/
Yes, in Fremantle Western Australia.
That was so interesting! We have the spicebush butterflies, but I haven’t seen spicebush on our property. We have seen females, but haven’t noticed the greenish male. Paying more attention for sure!
Fall and winter are the best times to look for spicebush as the red berries are easy to spot. Green berries should be present by mid summer but take a bit more looking to see. Wooded north and east facing slopes are good places to search for spicebush.
A talk about the different swallowtails would be great!
@@LindaSonntagS Keep an eye out for one coming in the near future!
Thanks a lot for very informative video ....I discovered them today on our young lime plants ...
Thank you! On a lime the caterpillars are likely the closely related giant swallowtail. It uses plants in the citrus family as a host plant.
I found the adorable Caterpillar on the Virginia Creeper at my friend's house [in Fremantle, Western Australia] & it looks the same as this Swallowtail one. We also seem to have the same Caterpillar but Brown, according to the Sustainable gardening Australia site. thankyou.
There are many species of swallowtail butterflies and they are found worldwide, so what you found is likely the caterpillar of a different, but similar species.
It was so sad when my county sprayed for mosquitoes this summer and killed the SB caterpillar.
The insecticides sprayed to kill mosquitos kill so much more than just the mosquitos it is being applied for.
It hurt so much that I’m now in a master gardener training program so I can spread the word as far and wide as I can.
I appreciate your videos!
Thanks!
Thank you for creating this video! It was informative and playful.
To your point about the osmeterium - I observed this organ on black swallowtails feeding on my parsley plants. I was curious about the caterpillar’s texture and gently rubbed its back - the caterpillar curled backwards and revealed the osmeterium. Although I did not observe a foul odor.
SE Pennsylvania (7a)
Cool! I tried getting more than one spicebush swallowtail caterpillar to display but none of them were having any part of it.
Fantastic video! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
That extreme closeup didn’t do my bug fear any favors. Had to go down a rabbit hole to make sure it was only 2 inches long and not a whole foot
They are harmless little bugs, and super cute when you see them out munching leaves.
I saw a female spicebush swallowtail on my spicebush yesterday (late August, close to Niagara Falls, ON)). Your video is excellent, but I have a question: At what time of year can I expect to find the caterpillar?
It is going to depend on location. Here in KY I find them from early summer until mid to late summer. Some areas may only have one batch of caterpillars, farther south there may be multiple broods.
@@BackyardEcology Thanks!
I do I do want to see a video on all the different swallowtail butterflies.
Stay tuned!
Id love to see the difference between the swallow tails. Thanks.
Stay tuned! It is in the works.
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