Caterpillar Varieties

Macro images of different caterpillars on foliage, highlighting their unique colors and textures while feeding on various plant leaves.

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis). Caterpillar eating Boxwood leaves (Buxus sempervirens)

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Large rose sawfly, Arge pagana, larva on damaged ornamental rose leaf in summer, Berkshire, England, July

Large cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars, Goerlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

United Kingdom, England, Norfolk, Swallowtail Butterfly larva on stem

Grub of six-spot burnet, Zygaena filipendulae

curved moon bird caterpillar moon bird caterpillar on a branch of copyright: xzoonar.com/andyxnowackx 5357881

Chenille Belle Dame on a sheet on the edge of road

Caterpillar of Dock Bark Owl, Acronicta rumicis, caterpillar of Knot Grass

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis). Caterpillar eating Boxwood leaves (Buxus sempervirens)

Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar Papilio machaon} France

angle shades larva phlogophora meticulosa mature garden, banbridge, county down.

Small emperor moths (Saturnia pavonia), Small night peacock, Peacock moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Emperor Moth caterpillar, resting on twig, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) caterpillars, group on twig, Italy, august

Drinker, Euthrix potatoria

Tent Caterpillar, family Lasiocampidae Highlands BC

Caterpillar of a Spurge Hawk-moth on a stem Austria

Caterpillar of Indian Moon moth India

Pseudosphinx tetrio caterpillar, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar on underside of leaf, Colombia

Dark Tussock (Dicallomera fascelina) caterpillar eating leaf, Engbertsdijksvenen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Caterpillar Phragmatobia fuliginosa also ruby tiger. A caterpillar crawls along a tree branch on a green background.

Gypsy Moth Caterpillar on Basswood Leaf (Lymantria dispar) Ithaca, New York

Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar transforming into chrysalis, Switzerland, sequence 1 of 8

Saturnia pyri, giant peacock moth, caterpillar

Death's Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia atropos) caterpillar, Europe

Caterpillar of the Swallowtail butterfly France

Close-up of a caterpillar on a stem

Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars, Netherlands

Green Caterpillar on a twig, close-up

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly caterpillar pupating, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Sequence 7 of 10

Ampfereule, Ampfer-Eule, Ampfer-Rindeneule, Ampferrindeneule Acronicta rumicis, Viminia rumicis, Acronycta salicis, Raupe sitzt auf einem Zweig, Deutschland, Baden-Wuerttemberg knot grass moth Acronicta rumicis, Viminia rumicis, Acronycta salicis, caterpillar on a branch, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg BLWS721464 *** Sorrel owl, Dock Owl, Dock Bark owl, Dock bark owl Acronicta rumicis, Viminia rumicis, Acronycta Salicis , Caterpillar sits at a Zweig, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg Knot Graß Moth Acronicta rumicis, Viminia rumicis, Acronycta Salicis , Caterpillar ON a branch, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg BLWS721464 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Macro worm on the plant

Knot grass (Acronicta rumicis), caterpillar feeding on a leaf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Scarce Fritillary (Hypodryas maturna) caterpillars, Hessen, Germany

Grass Eggar (Lasiocampa trifolii) caterpillar, on marram grass stalk in sand dunes, Pembrey Country Park, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, May

Luna Moth (Actias luna) caterpillar on host plant Hickory tree (Carya), Marion, Illinois, USA.

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Butterfly egg, on Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus) leaf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) caterpillar, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Close-up of a caterpillar of a Io Moth (Automeris io)

Caterpillars of the Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), France.

Tawny Prominent (Harpyia milhauseri) caterpillar, feeding on Common Oak (Quercus robur) leaf, Italy, Europe

Caterpillar of Rusty Tussock France

Caterpillar of the Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis), Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Greater fork tail

Hover-fly larva eating an Aphid

Raupe der Scheck-Tageule Euclidia mi Raupe der Scheck-Tageule, Euclidia mi, Caterpillar of Mother Shipton moth Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 20686375

A Caterpillar in Podocarpus national Park in southeast Ecuador.

a centipede on a leaf in columbia river gorge national scenic area, oregon, united states of america

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata). Marion, Illinois, USA.

Millipede (Polydesmidae), Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Macro worm on leaf

DEU, 2007: Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni, caterpillar starting to build a cocoon. .

Seven-spot ladybird - grub on leaf, Coccinella septempunctata

False Diadem (Pseudacraea lucretia) caterpillar, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Macro worm on the plant.

Garden Tiger Moth caterpillar (Arctia caja), Kramsach, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Wallonie, Anhée, Belgium, Europe

Buchenrotschwanz, Calliteara pudibunda, pale tussock Buchenrotschwanz, Calliteara pudibunda, pale tussock Copyright: xZoonar.com/BoschxMarcusx 22597937

Painted painted lady (Vanessa cardui) newly formed pupa, hanging from nettle leaf, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pine Hawk Moth

Macro worm on the plant.

Macro worm on the plant.

Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Larva On leaf

Comma Butterfly caterpillar attached to leaf stem in preparation for pupation. (Polygonia c-album)

Macro caterpillar on a leaf

Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius), caterpillar

Giant Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri) caterpillar feet, Switzerland

Caterpillar on a leaf.

Macro worm on the plant.

Saturnia pyri, giant peacock moth, caterpillar

Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja), caterpillar, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Beech redstart, caterpillar, North Rhine-Westphalia (Elkneria pudibunda), redstart, beech stretchwing (Calliteara pudibunda) (Dasychira pudibunda), stretchwing, Germany, Europe

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) eggs on potato leaf, vegetable garden, Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France

Orange Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) butterfly chrysalis on the underside of a leaf in the rainforest, Ecuador

Swallowtail, pupa, Papilio machaon, Common Yellow Swallowtail, pupa

Caterpillar of the european spindle (Euonymus europaeus) or common spirea, macro photo, close-up, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

large white butterfly larvae, pieris brassicae, 3rd & 4th instar. oxfordshire,, south midlands of england.

Raupe auf Blatt beim fressen Raupe auf Blatt beim fressen Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.xNorbertxLangex 13861763

Caterpillar sleeping on a green leaf

Caterpillar on a piece of reed at the edge of a stream

Big poplar sphinx caterpillar - newly emerged first instar (Pachysphinx modestus) Ithaca, NY

Monarch Caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) N. Vermont

Macro of green grasshoppers on green leaves in nature

Apple Ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus), caterpillars in a weblike nest

Peacock butterfly, caterpillar

Leafcutter ants cutting up a leaf in order to cultivate fungus for food in their colony in the rain forest near La Selva Lodge near Coca, Ecuador.

Creeping drinker

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) chrysalis Marion Co., IL

Lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria), caterpillar crawling over an oak leaf, Diesfordter Wald, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

pale tussock moth larva calliteara pudibunda annagarriff wood national nature reserve, armagh, south eastern ulster

Image of Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Limacodidae) Green Marauder" on green leaves. Insect Animal.

DEU, 2003: Small Eggar (Eriogaster lanestris), caterpillars.

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar, Lorraine, France, Europe

swallowtail Caterpillar on fennel flower. swallowtail Caterpillar on fennel

Gingerbread gipsy moth caterpillar Gingerbread gipsy moth Lymantria dispar caterpillar - Moth gives mass outbreaks of reproduction in countries of world as quarantine pest, herbivorous omnivore Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 20079539

Javanese Leaf Insect (Phyllium bioculatum) mimicking leaf, Bogor, Indonesia

Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar feeding on Carrot (Daucus carota) flower, La Brenne, Indre, France

Pale tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) (Phalaena pudibunda) colourful caterpillar in yellow form. Moth native to Europe and Asia

Monarch (Danaus Plexippus) larva (caterpillar) in prepupal 'J' before pupating-forming chrysalis (pupa) Marion County, Illinois

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Marion Co., IL

American Silkworm Moth (Apatelodidae), Rio Claro Nature Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia

Antlion (Euroleon nostras)

Macro green worm on a branch

Rusty-tipped Page Caterpillar (Siproeta epaphus). Colombia.

Background macro pattern of green leaves

Hickory horned devil caterpillar (Citheronia regalis) on branch, Arizona, USA

Unicorn Moth Caterpillar (Schizura unicornis), LA, Louisiana

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) larva (caterpillar) pupating-forming chrysalis (pupa) Marion Co. IL

Saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea), Santa Maria, Colombia

Macro insect wings

Background Macro caterpillar on a leaf

Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) caterpillar, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Silkworm Moth Caterpillar eating Mulberry Leaf (Bombyx mori)

Leafhopper (Baleja flavoguttata) on a leaf, Manzanillo, Costa Rica

spotted crane-flies copulating nephrotoma appendiculata fam. diptera

Caterpillars eating cabbage leaf

Green Caterpillar on Stone, Macro Theme

Afrikanischer Mondspinner Argema mimosae, Raupe auf einem Zweig African moon moth Argema mimosae, caterpillar on a branch BLWS719332 *** African Moon Spinner Argema mimosa , Caterpillar at a Branch African Moon Moth Argema mimosa , Caterpillar ON a Branch BLWS719332 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Green slug worm walking on a rock.

Ant (Crematogaster sp) pair investigating a caterpillar, Atewa Range, Ghana

Mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina), Namibia.

Horsetail

Tawny Emperor Caterpillar on Hackberry (Asterocampa clyton), New Jersey

Common Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) adult female, glowing, displaying bioluminescence at night, Sussex, England

Net-winged beetle larva (Lycidae sp) mimicking a Centipede (Singapore)

Marmalade hover-fly larva eating aphids on a leaf France

Close-up of Pulchriphyllium species, leaf insect, walking leaf native to the tropical forests of Asia, remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics, mimesis

Central America, Costa Rica. Pacific anole lizard on plant.

Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), caterpillar

Bird-cherry Ermine caterpillars on Spindle Tree Spain

Pearly Wood Nymph (Eudryas unio) Ithaca, NY

Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) egg protected by a leaf, Couffy, Loir et Cher, France

Celebes Leaf Insect (Phyllium celebicum), native to southeast Asia

Caterpillars of the Cydno Longwing (Heliconius cydno), Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios region, Peru, South America

Death's Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia atropos) caterpillar pair feeding on plant, western Europe

Owlfly on a stem

Green stink bug

grand fourmilion, palpares libelluloides, france

Macro worm on leaf

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar with bokeh, Donau Auen National Park, Lower Austria

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Marion Co. IL

Rhododendron leafhoppers (Graphocephala fennahi) mating, two animals on a green leaf with a striking red-green pattern, macro photo, close-up, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa / Cynthis cardui) emerging from chrysalis. Sequence 1/14.

Sawfly (Symphyta) larvae, larva feeding along edge of leaf from blueberry cultivar (Vaccinium corymbosum) in garden

Philippine mangrove snake Luzon Philippine

Caterpillar from Sycamore (moth) on a tree. Caterpillar of the Sycamore Bark Owl (Acronicta aceris)

Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) caterpillar, Lorraine, France

Water Betony Moth (Shargacucullia scrophulariae) caterpillar, Europe

Blaukopf, Brillenvogel Diloba caeruleocephala, Raupe an einem Baumstamm, Kroatien figure of eight moth Diloba caeruleocephala, caterpillar at a trunk, Croatia BLWS707743 *** Bluehead, Eye Diloba caeruleocephala , Caterpillar to a Tree trunk, Croatia Figure of Eight Moth Diloba caeruleocephala , Caterpillar AT a trunk, Croatia BLWS707743 Copyright: xblickwinkel/F.xHeckerx

Green Lacewing (Chrysopa carnea)

Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) nymph, clinging to pondweed, underwater, Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex, England, april (photographed in specialist photography tank and subsequently returned to wild)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Marion Co. IL

Cricket (Ensifera), Montenegro, Europe

Mourning Cloak BF Caterpillars on Willow (Nymphalis antiopa) NJ

Amphipod (Acanthogammarus victorii), Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russian Federation, Eurasia

Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria) Livingston Manor, NY

Colorado potato beetle on a green leaves

aphid and ant

Giant Millipede, Ranomafana N.P., Madagascar

Eine Raupe Ahorn-Rindeneule Acronicta aceris Eine Raupe Ahorn-Rindeneule Acronicta aceris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxAichingerx 709176

Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) brown pupa form, on the stem of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in the garden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Beetle snail, Beetle snails, Other animals, Marine snails, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Fuzzy Chiton (Acanthopleura granulata) two adults, on wave eroded coral, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles

Winter Ants (Prenolepis imparis) tending nymphs of the Two-Marked Treehopper (Enchenopa binotata) on a Viburnum leaf, Southern Appalachians South Carolina, USA, April.

caterpillar eating grass stems

USA, Louisiana, Acadiana Park Nature Station. Close-up of tent worms.

USA, California, Long Beach Aquarium. Captive variable poison arrow frog on leaf.

Fighting army mantis on branch

Togacantha spider (Togacantha nordviei), Mabira forest, Uganda

Planthopper (Paropioxys sp) nymph, in situ, Mabira NP, Uganda

Spurge hawk-moth, caterpillar, Hyles euphorbiae, spurge hawk-moth, caterpillar

Caterpillar larva of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Florida, USA, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Tricolour Locust Paracinema Tricolor, Brittany, France, August 2006

South America, Ecuador, Amazon. Lepidopteran caterpillar

Marienkäfer-Larve Larve of a ladybug on a green sheet of copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 8978032

Pine Weevil Billund in Denmark

Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja), caterpillar

Caterpillar, Polyxena eryphanis, leaves, is going,

Caterpillar, False Mocha moth (Cyclophora Porat), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Scarlet tiger moth caterpillar (Callimorpha dominula) feeding on common comfrey leaf (Symphytum officinale), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europ...

Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia quercus) caterpillar, camouflaged amongst Common Oak (Quercus robur) buds in ancient woodland, Alun Valley, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, May

Leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) transporting cut leaves, found in Central and South America, captive

Saddleback Moth (Sibine stimulea) caterpillar, on leaf (U.) S. A

Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), larva, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Maybug, Europe

colorado beetle on potato leaf leptinotarsa decemlineata ogden, utah, mid-western usa

Glass frog, Glass frogs, Glass frogs, Amphibians, Other animals, Frogs, Animals, Santa Cecilia Cochran Frog (Cochranella midas) adult male, clinging to leaf after heavy drought, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru, South America

Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis), male on mossy branch, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Stink Bug (Pentatomidae) covered with dew sitting on branch, Germany

Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar, Italy

Common box-Zuensler caterpillars and leaves, -Zuensler, plants (Buxaceae)

Spurge hawk moth red caterpillar sitting on green leaves right sighted

Ladybird (Coccinellidae), beetle hatching from pupa, Germany, Europe

Katydid predating frog's eggs under leaf, rainforest, Costa Rica

Nest of wasps polist in the grass. Small view wasp polist Nest of wasps polist in the grass. Small view of wasp polist Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonidxEremeychukx 14207100

Green caterpillar on a rose. Close-up.. Green caterpillar on a rose.

Green worm caterpillars animals isolate on black fabric background

Grove hoverfly, Winter hoverfly, Grove hoverfly, Grove hoverflies, Winter hoverflies, Hoverfly, Hoverflies, Other animals, Insects, Animals, Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus b

Macro worm on leaf

Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) hairy caterpillar on a leaf, Lorraine, France

butterfly of silkworm with cocoon silk worm showing the three life stages

Olive or Juniper Hairstreak Caterpillar on Red Cedar (Callophrys gryneus), NJ New Jersey

Question Mark caterpillar 2 (Polygonia interrogationis) shedding skin revealing pupa

Southern Corroboree Frog - Lives in sphagnum moss during breeding (Pseudophryne corroboree). Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Palmar Treefrog (Hypsiboas pellucens) pair on leaf showing color variation, northwest Ecuador

Large White Caterpillar - eggs laid on brassica (Pieris brassicae). Bedfordshire UK.

Pyrgomorph Grasshopper (Omura sp.) adult, resting on underside of leaf, Yasuni N.P., Amazon, Ecuador

Silkworm Moth larva on hand - Assam, India. Date: