Kinds of Caterpillars

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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