Those larvae are so beautiful, I would never pick them off! If you tap them
gently on the head, their orange sense organ will shoot out like a
tongue--it's fun to tell children you've trained them to do this.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
"My guess would be baby swallowtail butterflies. :-)"

http://www.earthfuture.com/gardenpat...il%20larva.jpg

I, too have seen the larva on my dill and parsley. Easy to control by
hand-picking.