Pygmy Leafminer
Pygmy Leafminer, Stigmella quercipulchella, eating its way through a late season oak leaf and then emerging at The Caterpillar Lab. Time...
Goldenrod Flower Caterpillar
The Goldenrod Flower Caterpillar, Schinia nundina, is just one member of a diverse and visually compelling genus of flower and seed...
Evening Primrose Caterpillar
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK continued: Another flower, another Schinia. This is the Evening Primrose Caterpillar, Schinia florida. They are...
DOUBLE-TOOTHED PROMINENT
Witness the Double-Toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata), in all its leaf-edge-mimicking glory! Not surprisingly, Double-Toothed...
SNOWBERRY CLEARWING
Here's Hemaris diffinis, the snowberry clearwing. Sphinx caterpillar season has arrived in New England. Walking along roadsides near...
VICEROY
The Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a favorite amongst our staff and our audiences, and for good reason--it’s a pretty awesome...
EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR II
Our Caterpillar of the Week is the Eastern Tent Caterpillar -- Malacosoma americanum. Many of us are familiar with the spongy egg masses...
EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR I
Our Caterpillar of the Week is painted with brilliant blue and yellow, is flamboyant and impossible to ignore, and is arguably the most...
FILAMENT BEARER
This week's Caterpillar of the Week: The aptly named "Filament Bearer" - Nematocampa resistaria. About a year ago, the internet went...
STRAIGHT-LINED LOOPER
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: The little-known and yet unmistakable Straight-lined Looper (Pseudeva purpurigera). This was the caterpillar...
