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Hackleberry emperor, I believe

#this was just on some dude's car .. im so glad they didn't come out of the planetarium i was at and just see some strange nerd #just being in aw at [seemingly] their car #arthropoda #pancrustacea #inscecta #lepidoptera #nymphalidae #asterocampa #asterocampa celtis #arthropod #insects #butterflies #moths #four footed butterflies #hackleberry butterflies #american emperor butterflies #hackleberry emperor

@foolishrats submitted: I found this lil fella on my porch and safely relocated them.

Found in central Texas, wondering what species they are. My mom says Tomato horn worm, but when looking them up they're a lot fatter than this one.

What a little cutie! This is one of the hackberry emperor butterflies in the genus Asterocampa, and not a hornworm. Hornworms, which are sphinx moths in the family Sphingidae, have a single horn on their butt. This sweet lil friend has two head horns and two butt tails instead! Fancy! :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #butterfly #caterpillar #larva #emperor butterfly #Apaturinae #Asterocampa #hackberry butterfly

A question

If I sold caterpillar faces, would people buy them, and how much should I charge for them?

They make for *very interesting* arts and crafts supplies, and the caterpillars drop them after each molt (molting caterpillar pictured, you can see his new face squeezing out of the new one better below).