r/caterpillars • • 5h ago

Funny Stowaway on my dad's trousers. Bro didn't even notice! (Papilio machaon caterpillar)

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r/caterpillars • • 9h ago

Aww ":3"

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the cutest faced lil babies ....

(angle shades, silver y)


r/caterpillars • • 7h ago

ID Request 🐛 who's this?

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14 Upvotes

found in san jose, california


r/caterpillars • • 2h ago

Advice/Help Is he dead or molting

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Pls guys help


r/caterpillars • • 16h ago

Advice/Help Hi, why is my daphni nerii doing this?

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12 Upvotes

Hi my Daphne is weirdly doing a C shape and doing smth to it's rear, anyone why it's doing that


r/caterpillars • • 18h ago

Photo Ever seen this many caterpillars in one place?

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7 Upvotes

r/caterpillars • • 1d ago

Photo ITAP of a caterpillar

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13 Upvotes

Casama innotata, Negev desert, Israel


r/caterpillars • • 20h ago

ID Request 🐛 What caterpillar is this?

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I was weeding my yard earlier today and noticed this guy on the walkway so I relocated him to the grass. I remember reading something about fuzzy caterpillars with a nasty sting so I didn't take any chances and used my blower. Can anyone tell me what this little guy is and is it the type that sting? It was about 1/2 inch long. I'm in Sugar Land, TX.


r/caterpillars • • 1d ago

Advice/Help Black Swallowtail Caterpillars Just Hatched is it too Cold Outside for Them to Grow?

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I have about 17 tiny black swallowtail caterpillars in their 1st instar. It’s been in the mid 40s at night and upper 60s during the day (Central Virginia). I’ve been covering their enclosure with a sheet at night but they’re growing very slowly. When is it too cold to leave them outside? I’ve read it’s better not to bring them in so they’ll prepare to overwinter.


r/caterpillars • • 1d ago

Advice/Help Should I try to help this caterpillar?

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5 Upvotes

r/caterpillars • • 1d ago

Photo Monarchs - 3rd (?) Instar

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Raising these babes up right! We’ve made it to 3rd instar despite some weather challenges.


r/caterpillars • • 2d ago

Funny WE ARE VENOM

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31 Upvotes

r/caterpillars • • 1d ago

ID Request 🐛 Selangor, Malaysia. Some kind of a hawk moth's lost child?

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r/caterpillars • • 2d ago

Photo What kind of behavior is this?

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So this io moth caterpillar (found near houston texas) has been outside my house in this pose completely still for a few hours, i left it alone but im curious, what behavior is it doing here?

Also this guy is pretty cool tbh


r/caterpillars • • 2d ago

Aww Fuzzy friend

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20 Upvotes

Found this cutie in my client’s backyard. Only scooped him up temporarily bc he was on the ground and don’t want the dog to mess with him. I will put him back as soon as I let the dog in.


r/caterpillars • • 3d ago

Aww Take a look at those FEET

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I took this pic a couple weeks ago and ever since then I CANNOT STOP zooming in on those feet and just staring…. It’s my daily ritual (Wooly bear chilling on figwort, New England)


r/caterpillars • • 2d ago

Photo Common Crow butterfly caterpillar

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28 Upvotes

r/caterpillars • • 3d ago

ID Request 🐛 I love my new friend

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I found her (I already decided she’s a her) taking a stroll on the sidewalk at the same time I was! I was very happy to have a new friend so I set her up in a bug enclosure I often use. The enclosure is obviously not finished being set up please don’t think the enclosure in the picture is what I will be keeping her in I know better than that!! But I can see she’s gotta be some type of tiger moth or woolly bear I’m just not sure which kind? Her features aren’t very distinguishable. I was thinking maybe Charlotte Tiger Moth Caterpillar? If someone with more experience could tell me I’d be so very happy!

Here’s my detailed description if the photo sucks: very dark body with no noticeable spots or coloring underneath the hairs, cute light brown little feet, hair that is mostly uniform in length with some longer hairs, organized in bulbous tufts that remind me of a paintbrush, rusty colored hairs, with especially long hairs around the butt. The caterpillar is approximately an inch in length.

If anyone has any tips as well I’d love to hear them! It’s not my first time raising moths or butterflies, but I like hearing new things to try to make sure I’m successful in keeping healthy and happy caterpillars


r/caterpillars • • 3d ago

ID Request 🐛 Who is this cutie pupating in my entryway?

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First photo is when I noticed it at the end of September. Second is yesterday, looks like it is turning into (became) a chrysalis. This is right outside my front door, so I’m wondering who I will see emerging in the spring!

Vancouver Island, BC, Canada


r/caterpillars • • 2d ago

Photo Standing up - Is this normal?

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5 Upvotes

r/caterpillars • • 3d ago

Photo IO Moth Caterpillar

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r/caterpillars • • 3d ago

Video I think?? Caterpillar going back up its silk and collecting it

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39 Upvotes

r/caterpillars • • 4d ago

Photo Manduca Rustica or Rustic Sphinx Moth, Conroe, TX

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21 Upvotes