r/caterpillars

Here’s the biggest of the 14 Polyphemus caterpillars I’m raising! They’re growing so fast. Hatched on 5/10

My friend saw this caterpillar while she arrived home on the outside of her house. She tried looking it up on Google but couldn't find any that looked similar that live in our country. It was found in the Netherlands in Almelo Overijssel. Does anyone know what butterfly or moth this turns into? Or what the name of the caterpillar is? Thank you!🐛💗💗✨

Wanted to share my olene mendosa caterpillar. He’s a little nightmare. Started life eating my tiny cassia seedling. Refused every host i tried to offer as an alternative. Chose one. Decided he hated it the next day. Wandered off. Went missing a few times. He’s finally accepted banana leaves and he’s feeding happily. If he wasn’t so cute with his little tufts I would hate him. He looks so stupid but i love him so much. Believe he’s in 4th instar so feeding frenzy is starting lol.

I was trying to put Dronky in his new tank but the floor was lava to him. In the end I put him back in his original tank. I thought he was ready as he has the pulsing line but I guess he wants some more noms first.

Found this stud while building a playhouse. I was screwing some stuff in and turned back to the instructions and he materialized out of thin air. I presume he's some kind of swallowtail. Where should I put him? I am in central NC.

The kids are at daycare and we will be home around 2:45-3:00 or so. I'd love the kids to see him before putting him somewhere safe, but I don't want to stress him out. I have some u-pick strawberry buckets that are large w/ larger holes in them (probably large enough for him to crawl out if he was feeling sporty). Think it'd be fine to keep him in there with whatever host plant leaves and some water or something for a few hours? Been here 10 years and the only caterpillars we routinely see were tomato hornworms (before the kids) and forest tent caterpillars, so I'd be a big deal for the kids to see him.

Late wife loved butterflies, so his comfort/safety is priority though, so just tell me where to put him. I think they like tulip poplars right? Got plenty of those.

Hello I noticed this eggs on my bougainvillea, does anyone know from what bug? Should I remove it or leave it? Thank you for the help

I found this prickly little fella inside the warehouse I work at in Maryland. Took them outside to the bushes with cardboard just in case. I have no knowledge on caterpillars at all but from some googling it looks like a type of woolly bear that might turn into a garden tiger moth? I am almost certainly wrong but that’s exactly why I’m here!

Saw him on a hike in PA.

My employer got these from Insect Lore for our classrooms at work. These guys have gone into their chrysalis sometime over the weekend. This morning I came into work and found all the chrysalis on the bottom of the jar but they originally were hanging on the lid. The caterpillar on the lid is the late bloomer. She has been growing at a much slower pace than the rest of the little ones. She has now gone into the beginning stages of chrysalis. Are the ones that fell off dead? If not, do I spoon them into the net when it's about time for them to emerge?

Noticed this mass on the side of my tree in Alberta. Would prefer it not eat my tree but don't want to 'deal' with them in a permanent way if I can avoid it.

Pipevine Swallowtail

San Antonio TX USA

Anybody know what kind of caterpillar this is?

I didn't see Dill or Pickle this morning until I went to look closer. I don't think they understand how hiding works. I love my little goobers

(Repost because I forgot the image in the first one) I found this Caterpillar on the sidewalk in front of my house and tried looking up examples without any luck! Images online didn’t quite look like this little guy, so any help with identifying it is appreciated!