“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).

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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

Cleethorpes

Great camouflage...it looks like one of the limbs of the St John's Wort.

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

a monarch butterfly caterpillar

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.

Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

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I finally found one! Of course he was out in the open, in plain sight so it would have been hard Not to see him. He was traveling along a rusty hand rail at the speed of light and I had to keep backing up to get the shot. :) I don't know what kind he is, but he was very hairy..... probably hasn't been able to see his hair dresser because of the covid thing. I don't know. ;) I was at an aqueduct just north of Paw Paw West Virginia.

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Machaon 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.

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.

Single frame. Canon 80D, Canon MPE lens, Canon twin flash, Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.

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Danaus gilippus

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.