Hiya everyone, Mary, I see the pic--hopefully you do too? I hope so. Let me know. I can email you one if you'd like. Azreno, thanks for the ID. You're good! I took a quick look online using your ID and found several pics of the caterpillars that exactly match mine. Apparently Cassias and Sennas are their favorite foods. I'm looking forward to the butterflies. :) Take care and thanks again for the replies and information, Grant Here is a link that might be useful: Link to a pic of a cloudless sulphur caterpillar

Hell-o Tropictype and Rugosalover, thanks for your help. In case you are interested with what I am doing with my pumpkins; paper bags and newspaper will melt in the Mt. View rain which falls almost daily this time of year. I am using worn out nylon stockings to cover my fruit. The only way the fruit fly can introduce their larvae to the pumpkin is through the open female flower. Since bees carry pollen from the male flower to the female, keeping the pumpkins fruit fly free also keeps the bees from pollinating. So we must be aware of when the female flowers are opening for the first time. Early in the morning I find the newly open flower, hand pollinate it, fold the flower closed, slide the nylon "sock" over the fruit and close the bottom with a twisty tie.

Was out of town all day yesterday, and came back to an explosion of new stuff. Just getting caught up on reading. LOVE this pig, and I, too, think a little color would make her happy, and OH YES on the girlie jewelry. She's GOTTA have jewels. Outstanding job of repair. I know you must've been horrified to see the damage. I liked her before too. I hope to be working w/armatures soon to re-enforce what we learned.

It looks like one of the Long-Legged Flies, totally beneficial. They come in many different colors (green, bronze, copper, combination), but are always iridescent. Those pretty adults predate on other small insects...such as aphids, and insect nymphs. Here is a link that might be useful: Click here for images