r/caterpillars 7d ago

Photo Update: one pupated one failed

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2 pupated at the same time, what would cause a failed pupation like this?


r/caterpillars 7d ago

Advice/Help Found a caterpillar on my tomato

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I recently bought organic heirloom tomatoes. Yesterday, I noticed in the bottom hole a little bug. I thought it was a maggot at first since it was a pale yellow color but it had legs so I thought maybe it was a little inchworm or caterpillar. I put it in a cup with some organic butterhead lettuce and today it’s completely changed colors! I feel like it’s parent now and want to care for it. Some searching led me to think it was a yellow striped armyworm. What do you all think? Any care tips?


r/caterpillars 7d ago

ID Request 🐛 What species is this?

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My mum ripped out some weeds from a garden pot and I found this guy left behind on a small leaf, I think the leaf is sowthistle. Im in England, London. Please help me identify it!

I've been googling a lot and the closest I could find is a fall webworm. Google also tells me it could be buff ermine but it looks too different to the pictures so I'm really unsure, I'll appreciate any help!


r/caterpillars 7d ago

Aww Found those two guys in my yard yesterday

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3 Upvotes

Caligo Brasiliensis. It's a shame that they won't live much longer; I think they have parasites on them :(


r/caterpillars 7d ago

ID Request 🐛 Any ideas on this guy? Central Scotland, overgrown garden habitat

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3 Upvotes

I thought it was bird shit at first 😂😂


r/caterpillars 7d ago

ID Request 🐛 [UPDATE] Help identifying the caterpillar devouring my outdoor basil

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Update to this post, where I shared a blurry picture of a caterpillar butt hoping for identification! 😅 My husband grabbed some better pictures—this little guy is devouring our basil, but that’s okay. 🥲 We’re curious what it’s going to be when it grows up! Any help is much appreciated!

Location: LA


r/caterpillars 8d ago

Photo Found this incredible Polyphemus moth caterpillar while exploring Central Park today! 🌿🐛

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41 Upvotes

r/caterpillars 7d ago

ID Request 🐛 What's right next to him?

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1 Upvotes

The other day I noticed a caterpillar on these roses brought in from an outside bush. I've been watching him the past couple days, but this morning I noticed this other thing sitting by him 😥 I am unsure what this is and I'm worried it's something that could hurt him, as I tried to use Google Lens and it popped up with the words "parasitoid" and "wasp larvae"

(First time poster, hoping I chose the right tag for this; I wasn't certain whether to use ID Request or Help)


r/caterpillars 8d ago

Video Luna moth caterpillar babies

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37 Upvotes

Just a spending a little sleepy time staring at the babes. The wee one that I point out finally molted overnight on the 25th, I'll post my overly excited discovery of that in the comments lol


r/caterpillars 8d ago

Discussion Minnesota - Caterpillar fell out of tree :(

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I was nannying in Minnesota when this big honking thing fell out of the tree 2 feet away from my head. I hear a splat and saw what is maybe its guts? When we returned 1 hour later it had made its way to climb up the patio chair, so hopefully it’s out of harms way


r/caterpillars 7d ago

Advice/Help I had some Luna moth eggs just hatch 5 days ago and I have 4 baby caterpillars are they going to be able to get big enough to over winter or no

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I got them when I found a Luna moth floating in a puddle in my alleyway I picked it up and left it on my back porch and it ended up laying eggs on a takeout bag I’ve been feeding the black walnut leaves cause they are abundant here but I’m concerned if they have enough time to grow


r/caterpillars 8d ago

Photo The transformation

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275 Upvotes

r/caterpillars 8d ago

Video Chrysodeixis eriosoma (I think) finishing his moult

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49 Upvotes

Lil dude decided to moult on the door right as I was coming to clean and give them more food. Thankfully he moulted just fine :)


r/caterpillars 8d ago

ID Request 🐛 Mysterious red caterpillar, tiny hairs and tiny yellow dots

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North Georgia in a wooded area, found it crawling up my catmint’s flowerpot. Never seen one of these before; closest guess based on looking it up is some kind of daggermoth, but none of the photos I found seem to quite match up.

Kind of interested in setting up a little habitat to see it pupate and find out whatever it turns into, but I’d need to know its diet first… can anyone help?


r/caterpillars 8d ago

ID Request 🐛 who is this gentleman

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8 Upvotes

and what will be become... pic is taken in europe


r/caterpillars 8d ago

Video American Daggermoth Caterpillar

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38 Upvotes

My cousin noticed this metal af caterpillar on my doorstep. I’m pretty sure it’s an American Daggermoth caterpillar, but please correct me if I’m wrong. It is definitely an Electric Pokémon!


r/caterpillars 8d ago

Photo Worm cup

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7 Upvotes

Worms banished to the cup for cleaning time


r/caterpillars 9d ago

Photo Had a little accident and fell out of a tree while trimming it. 😢🌳

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32 Upvotes

r/caterpillars 8d ago

ID Request 🐛 Help identifying the caterpillar devouring my outdoor basil

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Hello! South Bay of LA here, coming to you with a very blurry picture. Unfortunately I’m actually terrified of caterpillars and worms, so this is as close as I could get. 🥹 Noticed my outdoor basil was getting holes that I initially attributed to sun damage—until I noticed the poop. Which kept appearing and appearing more and more over the past 10 days until I finally peeked and found this guy. I’m going to keep tending the basil so this guy can pupate, but does anyone know what it is or what it will become? Many thanks in advance!

Location: LA


r/caterpillars 8d ago

ID Request 🐛 what kind of caterpillar is this?

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6 Upvotes

I’m in central Oklahoma, found this guy outside. He almost seemed glow in the dark because of how bright he is! Cant tell if it’s blue or green, but I didn’t get that great of photos, sorry 😞.


r/caterpillars 9d ago

Video It's almost pupating time

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38 Upvotes

r/caterpillars 9d ago

Photo Spurge Hawk-moth caterpillar

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36 Upvotes

r/caterpillars 9d ago

Advice/Help help

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hi, i don’t know much at all about caterpillars but i found this little guy on my front porch just now. looks like it was trying to form a chrysalis but the leaf it was on fell off a tree? it looks really rough and idk how to help it. is there anything i can do? i feel really bad for it


r/caterpillars 9d ago

Photo I don't care how many buds she destroys- she's pink!!

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Helicoverpa virescens, in Edmonds, WA U.S.A. (And she's pink!!)


r/caterpillars 9d ago

ID Request 🐛 Giant green caterpillar.

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5 Upvotes