Future butterfly?

Possibly a future variegated checkerspot butterfly? First caterpillar I've found on my walks. Update: may be my last - when I walked later there was a 3 ft. king snake it its place. May not be walking as close to the creek from now on!

[❀ Lynn]

Nice find!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Again, well spotted and caught. Love the light and shade too.