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...
SPINY OAK SLUG
This week's Caterpillar of the Week: the Spiny Oak Slug caterpillar, Euclea delphinii. I have only found a handful of these strange...
HUMMINGBIRD CLEARWING
Anyone who’s had the pleasure of seeing them in their garden knows Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) moths are special. I was first...
INCREDIBLE WINTER SPECIES, PART III
We’re going to end this week’s celebration of winter survivalist caterpillars with a bonanza of three different species! First, Euchlaena...
INCREDIBLE WINTER SPECIES, PART II
Today we bring you some gorgeous photos of Xanthotype caterpillars. There are two species native to the Northeastern US, Crocus Geometer...
INCREDIBLE WINTER SPECIES, PART I
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: by Artist Gail Schellinger
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: This week’s caterpillar comes to us from artist Gail Schellinger. What an awesome creature she has created! We...
WOOLLIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
WOOLLIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE As you may have noticed, The Caterpillar Lab has been hard at work this winter! We haven’t shared out about...
