I need to identify a caterpillar?

Question

It is almost lime green, has anttenas that are brown and they look like little sticks. It has a silk like substance coming from its mouth.

Answer 1

It could be a royal walnut moth, silkworm, tomato worm, striped oakworm, or a hackberry emperor caterpillar (a young one)--to name a few.

I use a site for bug identification called www.whatsthatbug.com that is pretty cool--I have copied the links to the caterpillar pages below. I bet that if you look through the photos you will see your caterpillar.

Answer 2

Try looking for a book on butterflies and moths. Silkworms are usually white with brown faces. I just looked in my nature guide book and the only caterpillar that seems to match your description is the tiger swallow tail catterpillar.

But try doing a web search or going to the library and getting a book on butterflies and months, that should be able to tell you what type of caterpillar you found.

Answer 3

Hawk moths are generally green with brown antennae, there are several different kinds that vary in size and markings, if it's spinning silk it's probably getting ready to pupate- it'll spin a cocoon out of silk and then in a few weeks or so emerge as a butterfly or moth.

Answer 4

Hard to say without a pic. If it has silk it was probably getting ready to spin a cocoon or turn into a chrysalis.

Answer 5

google caterpillars then u can identify it better then those other ppl,that know shi#

Answer 6

it's an inch worm,but be careful they can crawl under your skin.

Answer 7

silkworm, or inch worm, i don't know the exact name.