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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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