Is this a good caterpillar or a bad one?

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2ndChance Tempe, AZ(Zone 9b) Oct 18, 2014

Does anyone recognize these? There are on my patio Meyer lemon. They have eaten very little foliage. I have plenty of Bt to eliminate them but I hate to kill butterflies. I though it was bird poop at first!

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memays Atlanta, GA(Zone 8a) Oct 18, 2014

Looks like a giant swallowtail cat - enjoy it!
ttp://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-cresphontes

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2ndChance Tempe, AZ(Zone 9b) Oct 18, 2014

It is - who knew you could Google "bird poop caterpillar!"

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