This elusive, 2 inch long, brilliantly colored caterpillar, which protrudes a pair of orange horns when disturbed, is rarely seen in gardens. Although technically a pest, it’s so pretty you may want to overlook the paltry damage it does. Left alone, it will metamorphose into a gorgeous black and yellow swallow tail butterfly another reason to admire it, not kill it.
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