THE CATERPILLAR LAB

If you thought our Sicya macularia caterpillar was beautiful, then check out their pupa! During open hours last week, myself and three...

Many caterpillars physically mimic their surroundings to avoid detection from birds, and our new CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK, Sicya macularia...

Our pistol casebearers (Coleophora species) are more than just a pretty shell. Most of the time they appear as an unmoving growth on a...

There is so much to see if we only bother to look. This week's COTW is the Pistol Casebearer (Coleophora species), a creature that we...

Our Virginia Ctenucha may look soft from afar, but as you can see from the photo, that fuzzy appearance is put into perspective with a...

Welcome back for another edition of COTW! This week we will set our sights on the Virgnia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) in the Tiger &...

We estimate that our Idia litter moth caterpillars number in the hundreds, but we've only found a couple pupae and one adult moth so far....

CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK - IDIA PART 2: THE ECLOSION This week we had some EXCITING developments with our nest of Idia caterpillars. Not...

CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: A surprising find in a local birds nest, hundreds of hungry Idia litter moth caterpillars! With spring in full...

COMMENT CHALLENGE: Many will know the Eastern Tent Caterpillar as a pesky, hungry, scourge of backyard cherry and apple trees. But there...