| Kinds of Caterpillars |
Maria Pickering, University of California, Santa Barbara
John Pickering, University of Georgia, Athens
&
Dave Wagner, University of Connecticut
Compiled from
Neartica,
Butterflies of North America,
The Butterflies of North America, by James A. Scott,
and other sources.
| Scientific name -- Other names |
| Apatelodidae -- American silkworm moths |
| Apatelodes torrefacta (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Spotted apatelodes |
| Olceclostera angelica (Grote, 1864) -- The angel |
| Arctiidae -- Tiger moths; Footman moths; Wasp moths |
| Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Garden tiger moth; Great tiger moth |
| Cisseps fulvicollis (Hubner, 1818) -- Yellow-collared scape moth |
| Cisthene plumbea Streth, 1885 -- Lead-colored lichen moth |
| Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864) -- Little white lichen moth |
| Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866 -- Faithful Beauty |
| Ctenucha virginica (Esper, 1794) -- Virginia ctenucha |
| Ecpantheria scribonia (Stoll, 1790) -- Giant leopard moth |
| Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773) -- Salt marsh moth |
| Euchaetes egle (Drury, 1773) -- Milkweed tussock moth; Milkweed tiger moth; Milkweed caterpillar |
| Grammia arge (Drury, 1773) -- Arge moth |
| Grammia figurata (Drury, 1773) -- Harnessed moth |
| Halysidota harrisii (Walsh, 1864) -- Sycamore tussock moth |
| Halysidota tessellaris (Smith, 1797) -- Banded tussock moth |
| Haploa clymene (Brown, 1776) -- Clymene moth |
| Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) -- Orange holomelina |
| Holomelina opella (Grote, 1863) -- Tawny holomelina |
| Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) -- Fall webworm |
| Hypoprepia miniata (Kirby, 1837) -- Scarlet-winged lichen moth |
| Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841 -- Hickory tussock moth |
| Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 -- Spotted tussock moth |
| Lymire edwardsii (Grote, 1881) -- Edwards wasp moth |
| Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Ruby tiger moth |
| Phragmatobia lineata Newman and Donahue, 1966 -- Lined tiger moth |
| Pyrrharctia isabella (Smith, 1797) -- Isabella tiger moth; Wooly bear |
| Seirarctia echo (Smith, 1797) -- Echo moth |
| Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798) -- Virginia tiger moth |
| Syntomeida epilais (Walker, 1854) -- Polka-Dot Wasp Moth; Oleander caterpillar |
| Utetheisa bella (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Bella moth |
| Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852 -- Gold moth |
| Bombycidae -- Silk worms |
| Bombyx mori (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Silkworm |
| Lasiocampidae -- Lappet moths; Snout moths |
| Artace cribraria (Ljungh) -- A lappet moth |
| Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) -- Eastern tent caterpillar |
| Malacosoma disstria (Hubner, 1820) -- Forest tent caterpillar |
| Phyllodesma americana (Harris, 1841) -- American lappet moth |
| Tolype velleda (Stoll, 1791) -- Velleda lappet moth |
| Limacodidae -- Slug-caterpillar moths; Saddleback-caterpillar moths |
| Acharia stimulea (Clemens, 1960) -- Saddleback caterpillar; Sibine stimulea |
| Phobetron pithecium J. E. Smith -- Hag moth |
| Lymantriidae -- Tussock moths |
| Dasychira basiflava (Packard, 1864) -- Yellow-based tussock moth |
| Dasychira obliquata (Grote and Robinson, 1866) -- Streaked tussock moth |
| Dasychira pinicola (Dyar, 1991) -- Pine tussock moth |
| Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Gypsy moth |
| Orgyia definita (Packard, 1864) -- Definite tussock moth |
| Orgyia leucostigma (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- White-marked tussock moth |
| Trichordestra legitima Grote, 1864 -- Striped Garden Caterpillar |
| Notodontidae -- Prominent moths |
| Cerura scitiscripta Walker, 1865 -- Black-etched prominent |
| Clostera albosigma (Fitch, 1856) -- Sigmoid prominent |
| Clostera inclusa (Hubner, 1829-31) -- Angle-lined prominent; Poplar tentmaker |
| Dasylophia anguina (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Black-spotted prominent |
| Datana contracta (Walker, 1855) -- Contracted datana |
| Datana integerrima (Grote and Robinson, 1866) -- Walnut caterpillar |
| Datana major (Grote and Robinson, 1866) -- Azalea caterpillar |
| Datana ministra (Drury, 1773) -- Yellow-necked caterpillar |
| Ellida caniplaga (Walker, 1856) -- Linden prominent |
| Furcula borealis (Guerin-Menneville, 1832) -- White furcula |
| Furcula cinerea (Walker, 1865) -- Gray furcula |
| Gluphisia septentrionis (Walker, 1855) -- Common gluphisia |
| Heterocampa biundata (Walker, 1855) -- Wavy-lined heterocampa; Maple prominent |
| Heterocampa guttivitta (Walker, 1855) -- Saddled prominent |
| Heterocampa obliqua (Packard, 1864) -- Oblique heterocampa |
| Heterocampa umbrata (Walker, 1855) -- White-blotched heterocampa |
| Hyperaeschra georgica (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855) -- Georgian prominent |
| Lochmaeus bilineata (Packard, 1864) -- Double-lined prominent |
| Lochmaeus manteo (Doubleday, 1841) -- Variable oak leaf caterpillar |
| Macrurocampa marthesia (Cramer, 1780) -- Mottled prominent |
| Misogada unicolor (Packard, 1864) -- Drab prominent |
| Nadata gibbosa (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- White-dotted prominent |
| Nerice bidentata (Walker, 1855) -- Double-toothed prominent |
| Odontosia elegans (Strecker, 1885) -- Elegant prominent |
| Oligocentria lignicolor (Walker, 1855) -- White-streaked prominent; Lacecapped caterpillar |
| Oligocentria semirufescens (Walker, 1865) -- Red-washed prominent |
| Peridea angulosa (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Angulose prominent |
| Peridea basitriens (Walker, 1855) -- Oval-based prominent |
| Peridea sp |
| Phoesia rimosa (Packard, 1864) -- Larva |
| Schizura badia (Packard, 1864) -- Chestnut schizura |
| Schizura ipomaea (Doubleday, 1841) -- Morning-glory prominent |
| Schizura leptinoides (Grote, 1864) -- Black-blotched schizura |
| Schizura unicornis (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Unicorn caterpillar |
| Symmerista albifrons (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- White-headed prominent |
| Symmerista leucitys (Franclemont, 1946) -- Orange-humped mapleworm |
| Nymphalidae -- Brush footed butterflies |
| Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775) -- Wood nymph |
| Coenonympha tullia (Muller, 1764) -- Common ringlet |
| Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus) -- Monarch |
| Dione vanillae -- Gulf Fritillary |
| Enodia anthedon Clark, 1936 -- Northern pearly eye; Lethe anthedon |
| Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius, 1793) -- Carolina satyr |
| Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 -- Buckeye; Common Buckeye |
| Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1776) -- Viceroy |
| Limenitis arthemis_astyanax (Fabricius, 1775) -- Red spotted purple |
| Megisto cymela (Cramer, 1777) -- Little wood satyr |
| Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Mouring cloak |
| Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773) -- Pearl crescent |
| Polygonia comma (Harris, 1842) -- Eastern Comma |
| Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798) -- Question mark |
| Polygonia progne (Cramer, 1776) -- Gray comma |
| Satyrodes appalachia (Chermock, 1947) -- Appalachian brown |
| Satyrodes eurydice (Johansson, 1763) -- Eyed brown; Lethe eurydice |
| Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) -- Aphrodite fritillary |
| Speyeria atlantis (Edwards, 1862) -- Atlantis fritillary |
| Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775) -- Great spangled fritillary |
| Speyeria diana (Cramer, 1777) -- Diana fritillary |
| Speyeria idalia (Drury, 1773) -- Regal fritillary |
| Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Red admiral |
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Painted lady |
| Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773) -- American Painted Lady; Painted Beauty |
| Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1952) -- The Laugher; The Laugher Moth |
| Papilionidae -- Swallowtail butterflies |
| Battus philenor (Linnaeus, 1771) -- Pipevine swallowtail |
| Papilio canadensis Authority -- Canadian tiger swallowtail |
| Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777 -- Giant swallowtail |
| Papilio marcellus Cramer, 1779 -- Zebra swallowtail |
| Papilio palamedes Drury, 1773 -- Palamedes swallowtail |
| Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 -- Black swallowtail |
| Papilio troilus Linnaeus, 1758 -- Spicebush swallowtail |
| Pieridae -- Yellow white butterflies |
| Anthocharis midea (Hübner, 1809) -- Orange-tip; Falcate orangetip |
| Colias eurytheme (Boisduval, 1852) -- Orange sulphur; Alfalfa butterfly |
| Colias philodice Godart, 1819 -- Clouded sulfur |
| Eurema lisa (Boisduval and LeConte, 1829) -- Little sulfur |
| Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1780) -- Sleepy orange |
| Phoebis philea (Johansson, 1763) -- Oranged-barred sulphur |
| Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Cloudless giant sulphur |
| Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1761) -- Mustard white |
| Pieris protodice (Boisd. & LeConte, 1829) -- Checkered white |
| Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) -- European cabbage white |
| Zerene cesonia (Stoll, 1790) -- Southern dogface |
| Saturniidae -- Emperor moths; Royal moths; Giant silkworm moths |
| Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Luna moth |
| Anisota senatoria (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Orange-striped oakworm |
| Anisota stigma (Fabricius, 1775) -- Spiny oakworm |
| Anisota virginiensis (Drury, 1773) -- Pink-striped oakworm |
| Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776) -- Polyphemus moth |
| Automeris io (Fabricius, 1775) -- Io moth; Peacock moth |
| Callosamia promethea (Drury, 1773) -- Promethea moth; Spicebush silkmoth |
| Citheronia regalis (Fabricius) -- Hickory horned devil; Regal moth; Royal walnut moth |
| Citheronia sepulcralis (Grote and Robinson) -- The pine devil |
| Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius, 1793) -- Rosy maple moth |
| Eacles imperialis (Drury, 1773) -- Imperial moth |
| Hemileuca maia (Drury, 1773) -- Eastern buckmoth |
| Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Cecropia moth; Robin moth |
| Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902) -- Larva |
| Satyridae -- Satyrs; Wood nymphs |
| Sphingidae -- Sphinx moths; Hawk moths |
| Ceratomia amyntor (Geyer, 1835) -- Elm sphinx; Four-horned sphinx |
| Ceratomia catalpae (Boisduval, 1875) -- Catalpa sphinx |
| Ceratomia undulosa (Walker, 1856) -- Waved sphinx |
| Darapsa myron (Cramer) -- Virginia creeper sphinx; Hog sphinx |
| Darapsa pholus (Cramer) -- Azalea sphinx |
| Darapsa versicolor (Harris) -- Hydrangea Sphinx |
| Deidamia inscripta (Harris, 1839) -- Lettered sphinx |
| Eumorpha pandorus (Hubner, 1821) -- Pandorus sphinx |
| Hemaris diffinis (Boisduval, 1836) -- Snowberry clearwing |
| Hemaris thysbe (Fabricius, 1775) -- Hummingbird clearwing |
| Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775) -- Bedstraw hawkmoth; Bedstraw hawk |
| Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) -- White-lined sphinx |
| Laothoe juglandis (J. E. Smtih, 1797) -- Walnut sphinx |
| Lapara coniferarum (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Southern pine sphinx |
| Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839) -- Modest sphinx; Big poplar sphinx |
| Paonias excaecatus (Hubner, 1819) -- Blinded sphinx |
| Paonias myops (J. E. Smith) -- Small-eyed sphinx |
| Paratraea plebeja (Fabricius, 1777) -- Plebeian sphinx |
| Smerinthus jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) -- Twin-spotted sphinx |
| Sphecodina abbottii (Swainson, 1821) -- Abbotts sphinx |
| Sphinx chersis (Hübner, 1823) -- Great ash sphinx |
| Sphinx drupiferarum (J. E. Smith, 1797) -- Wild-cherry sphinx |
| Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) -- Apple sphinx |
| Xylophanes tersa (Linnaeus, 1771) -- Tersa sphinx |
| Updated: 2009-10-28 20:01:39 |
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