Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americana
COMMENT CHALLENGE: Many will know the Eastern Tent Caterpillar as a pesky, hungry, scourge of backyard cherry and apple trees. But there...
Pygmy Leafminer
Pygmy Leafminer, Stigmella quercipulchella, eating its way through a late season oak leaf and then emerging at The Caterpillar Lab. Time...
Cecropia Giant Silk Moth caterpillars sheds its skin
Cecropia Giant Silk Moth caterpillars sheds its skin at The Caterpillar Lab. Time for a trip down memory lane. I will be posting the best...
YouTube channel
Finally, The Caterpillar Lab has a YouTube channel! All of our videos from the past few years are uploaded and ready to view! Help us...
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...
VICEROY
The Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a favorite amongst our staff and our audiences, and for good reason--it’s a pretty awesome...
SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: A comical face hidden among the leaves, the spicebush swallowtail caterpillar, Papilio troilus, is one of the...
HARRIS'S THREE-SPOT
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: A leading candidate for "strangest in show," introducing Harrisimemna trisignata - the Harris's Three-spot...
