THE CATERPILLAR LAB

CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: The little-known and yet unmistakable Straight-lined Looper (Pseudeva purpurigera). This was the caterpillar...

This week's Caterpillar of the Week: the Spiny Oak Slug caterpillar, Euclea delphinii. I have only found a handful of these strange...

Anyone who’s had the pleasure of seeing them in their garden knows Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) moths are special. I was first...

We’re going to end this week’s celebration of winter survivalist caterpillars with a bonanza of three different species! First, Euchlaena...

Today we bring you some gorgeous photos of Xanthotype caterpillars. There are two species native to the Northeastern US, Crocus Geometer...

It’s 19 degrees and snowing in my New Hampshire backyard right now. It’s tough to imagine that we’ll begin holding open hours at the lab...

CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: This week’s caterpillar comes to us from artist Gail Schellinger. What an awesome creature she has created! We...