Both butterflies and moths have a four-part life cycle: egg, larva (caterpillar), cocoon (moth) or chrysalis (butterfly), and winged adult. The caterpillar phase is perhaps the most interesting.

One of my favorite picture books is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Translated into 33 languages and selling over ...

Birds, lizards, beetles, and more feast on the caterpillar cornucopia, but often not before the caterpillars have eaten every leaf in sight. It’s estimated that there is a 60 to 90 percent loss ...

Researchers describe the life cycle of four species of the world's most venomous caterpillars, genus Lonomia Walker, and discover new parasitoids and host plants Peer-Reviewed Publication PLOS ...

Marbella Council has initiated its annual campaign on urban trees to prevent the spread of the pine processionary caterpillar ...

Isabella moths / woolly bears have an interesting life cycle. Unlike many species of moths and butterflies, woolly bears spend the winter as full-grown caterpillars.