Hag Moth Caterpillar: Sting, Rash, First Aid and Life Cycle
The hag moth caterpillar is one of the strangest-looking caterpillars in eastern North America. It is also called the monkey slug because it moves like … Read More
Brown Tail Moth Caterpillar: Rash, ID, Nest & Control
The brown tail moth caterpillar, also written as browntail moth caterpillar or brown-tail moth caterpillar, is best known for its toxic hairs. These tiny hairs … Read More
Bagworm Moth Caterpillar: House, Habitat, Facts & Control
The bagworm moth caterpillar is one of the most unusual caterpillars because it carries a tiny protective “house” made from silk, leaves, twigs, bark, or … Read More
Virginia Tiger Moth Caterpillar: Host Plants and Life Cycle
The Virginia tiger moth caterpillar, more correctly called the Virginian tiger moth caterpillar, is the larval stage of Spilosoma virginica. It is also known as … Read More
Isabella Tiger Moth Caterpillar: Diet, Poison, Care and Life Cycle
The Isabella tiger moth caterpillar is better known as the banded woolly bear caterpillar or simply the woolly bear. It is the larval stage of … Read More
Tent Caterpillar Moth: Life Cycle, Damage, Control and Facts
The tent caterpillar moth is best known for its larval stage, when caterpillars gather in groups and feed on tree leaves. These caterpillars are often … Read More
Puss Moth Caterpillar: Sting, Facts, and Safety Guide
The name “puss moth caterpillar” can refer to two different caterpillars. In North America, it usually means the furry puss caterpillar, the larva of the … Read More
White-Lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar: Host Plants & Life Cycle
The white-lined sphinx moth caterpillar is the larval stage of Hyles lineata, a widespread sphinx moth also known as a hawk moth or hummingbird moth. … Read More
Sphinx Moth Caterpillar: Identification, Diet and Life Cycle
Sphinx moth caterpillars are large, smooth-bodied larvae that later become sphinx moths, also called hawk moths or hummingbird moths. Many are known as hornworms because … Read More
Io Moth Caterpillar: Sting, ID, Life Cycle & Control
The io moth caterpillar is a bright green, spiny larva of the io moth, Automeris io. It is beautiful, but it should not be handled. … Read More