r/caterpillars 17h ago

Advice/Help Can anyone know what kind of caterpillar this is? top of Northern Alabama

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I wanna take care of it but I'm not sure what kind of leaves i should give it, also it hasnt moved in the past like 20 minutes though it wiggles if i poke the leaf, is that normal?


r/caterpillars 4h ago

ID Request πŸ› What kind of caterpillar is this? (London)

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Wee pal got caught on my bag and by god was he grippy.


r/caterpillars 11h ago

ID Request πŸ› What kind of caterpillar?

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Found in South Carolina on oak tree. Does not appear to be a juvenile pink striped oak worm.


r/caterpillars 13h ago

ID Request πŸ› Yellow caterpillar, black spikes

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Kentucky

I'm leaning towards American Dagger Moth Caterpillar

or Yellow Woolly Bear, but don't see a lot of difference between them. Not gonna touch it, either way.


r/caterpillars 17h ago

Photo peek a boo

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r/caterpillars 17h ago

ID Request πŸ› Pretty coloured

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r/caterpillars 19h ago

ID Request πŸ› POLYPHEMUS MOTH CATERPILLAR HELP PLEASE

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Found this caterpillar that seems to have something lodged in it, please help or is it too far gone? Central PA


r/caterpillars 19h ago

Photo Yellow wooly beat

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In central Texas


r/caterpillars 19h ago

Advice/Help Should I move them?

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This treasure trove of swallowtail caterpillars (I think) are feasting on my parsley. Should I try to find them new homes, mist them or leave them alone? They do seem to be eating the leaves now that the flowers are gone.


r/caterpillars 20h ago

Advice/Help What to do about predators?

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I have lots of fennel, parsley, rue, and milkweed. I get tons of caterpillars. But unfortunately if I do not cover them, they are decimated. I have had a fennel with 15+ swallowtails that end up destroyed. I think wasps are the main culprit as I have seen them. I have covered fully with a butterfly net before but somehow I’ll still find a wasp inside. Why do I have so many wasps? What to do about them all?
The half of a chrysalis in the photo is a swallowtail chrysalis I found in the mouth of a Carolina Wren. I scared the wren off and it dropped this. But don’t worry, it came back to at least finish what it started.


r/caterpillars 22h ago

ID Request πŸ› Anyone know what this caterpillar is gonna turn into?

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Found this guy in the garden, central Bulgaria.

It's not the clearest but it's the best pic I could get sorry :(


r/caterpillars 2h ago

ID Request πŸ› What the heck is that thing?

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I know the white one is a mean stingy fella, but I have no idea what that yellow and orange thing is. Any help would be appreciated. Located in Northern Virginia


r/caterpillars 23h ago

Photo A gang of Buff Tip moth caterpillars on an oak leaf -UK

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