"I LOOKED AT PICTURES OF THE EMPEROR CATERPILLER AND THE ONE I HAVE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE EITHER ONE. I AM SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE ONE I FOUND IN THE HACKBERRY TREE, HOPE ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU TO HELP ME. THERE ARE BLACK SPECKLES ON THE SIDE WHERE THE YELLOWISH STRIPE IS AND IT HAS A LIGHT YELLOWISH GREEN HEAD. IF THIS IS ANY HELP I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA."
Terry,
You have found an American Snout caterpillar. Congratulations!
It's an unusual butterfly, with long beaklike palpi on either side of its proboscis, creating a snout look.
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