Caterpillar - Ask Extension
This caterpillar is on one of our knockout rose bushes. It looks to me like a Question Mark caterpillar (Polygonia interrogationis). Is it? The rose b...
Knowledgebase
Caterpillar #255723
Asked June 20, 2015, 4:31 PM EDT
This caterpillar is on one of our knockout rose bushes. It looks to me like a Question Mark caterpillar (Polygonia interrogationis). Is it? The rose bush is situated not far butterfly weed and a butterfly bush.
St. Mary's County Maryland
Expert Response
What a good looking and unusual caterpillar!
We searched for a while, and think this may be the Buck Moth caterpillar. We haven't seen them much here. They turn into a beautiful black and white moth.
You should allow it to pupate.
Don't handle it as those spines can hurt.
cm
We searched for a while, and think this may be the Buck Moth caterpillar. We haven't seen them much here. They turn into a beautiful black and white moth.
You should allow it to pupate.
Don't handle it as those spines can hurt.
cm
