WOOLLIES IN WINTER
WOOLLIES IN WINTER Congratulations to those of you who correctly identified this week’s Caterpillar of the Week, the Woolly Bear...
MYSTERY CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: Guess who??? Who can identify this winsome caterpillar by its setae? Wondering what the heck setae (pronounced...
PUG CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: The ubiquitous Pug! Eupithecia species Pug caterpillars in New England are represented by a myriad of small,...
ASHEN PINION
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: The Ashen Pinion, Lithophane antennata, is one of many species of unassuming, green, cylindrical caterpillars we...
White-Marked Tussock
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: There are few caterpillars as invested in the defense of their adult forms as the White-marked Tussock, Orgyia...
THE OSMETERIUM: SPOTLIGHT ON CATERPILLAR ANATOMY
This week's Caterpillar of the Week, spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus), has an extra-special body part that some of you may have...
