FILAMENT BEARER
This week's Caterpillar of the Week: The aptly named "Filament Bearer" - Nematocampa resistaria. About a year ago, the internet went...
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...
CAMOUFLAGED LOOPER
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: Watch out, Christian Dior and Stella McCartney! If Camouflaged Loopers (Synchlora aerata) were invited to Paris...
YELLOW SLANT-LINE
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: Introducing Tetracis crocallata - the Yellow Slant-Line. From their earliest instars, or growth stages, this...