“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”

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Caterpillars /ˈkætərˌpɪlər/ are the larval stagee of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).

On ragwort flowers

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A swallowtail and a swallowtail caterpillar on wild carrot during sunrise behind morning mist (September 20, 2018, 7:38 am).

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This was one of a number feeding on a ceanosis in a neighbour's garden. The adult male of the species is easily recognisable by their rich reddish brown forewings. The females are virtually wingless and are unable to fly and remain close to the papal cocoon. They are found throughout Europe, temperate Asia, Siberia and the USA. As with most hairy caterpillars, the bristles are connected to venomous glands and function as a defensive barrier to would-be predators and cause irritation to the skin. They feed on the foliage of various trees and shrubs.

Taken in Lichfield

I didn't see this hidden below the flower buds 'till I zoomed in. :-))

The Black Knight of caterpillars. Sphinx eremitus,

a monarch butterfly caterpillar

Lagartas em Maio

Came across this little guy while out on the north york moors.

Early stage Drinker Moth caterpillar.Fully grown caterpillars are up to 7cm in length. They are dark grey with golden speckling and have brown hair tufts along the body.

Swallowtail

Audierne, Finistère, Brittany, France

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I spotted this Viceroy caterpillar in a tree yesterday while 3 of us were out hunting clubtails again. Hadn't seen a Viceroy cat in awhile. Not sure of the tree - they use several as their host plants. The adult Viceroys spend most of their time in the open wetlands.

>> Viceroy caterpillar, yesterday at the wetlands - N. Georgia

See recent shot of a Viceroy - similar to a Monarch in appearance.

Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)

This is the larvae of a Tussock Moth, adults and larvae both have dangerous barbed hairs and should not be handled and can be painful.

The name Yellow-tail comes from the slight yellow smudge to the wings of the male adult moth.

Photographed last September 2017.

this group will be on to their next step in life...

they are moving at warp speed right now as they know the clock is ticking for them to fly South...

Still so many more to care for.... and I will certainly miss them when they leave...

Of Common crow butterfly

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Caterpillar

The only creature (that we can catch), so far, that I have had to say no to Evan holding due to the potential rash or irritation it can cause.

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I think it's possibly a Brown Tail Caterpillar but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Standhisround and Jeff have probably correctly identified him as a Knot Grass Caterpillar

Dagger Moth Caterpillar. Photographed in Pennsylvania.

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This time Alice waited patiently until it chose to speak again. In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself. Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away in the grass ...

~L. Carroll, J. Tenniel -1865

Caterpillar of the Pale Tussock Moth (Calliteara pudibunda)

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Caterpillar (ID needed) eating out a hole in a leaf.

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This is another very small insect. I again don't know what kind of caterpillar it is but judging from the spines it's a stinging variety.