Caterpillar is the common name for the larvae of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary and the larvae of sawflies commonly are called caterpillars as well.
Caterpillars of most species are herbivorous, but not all; some are insectivorous, even cannibalistic. Some feed on other animal products; for example clothes moths feed on wool, and horn moths feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates.
Caterpillars as a rule are voracious feeders and many of them are among the most serious of agricultural pests. In fact many moth species are best known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce, whereas the moths are obscure and do no direct harm. Conversely, various species of caterpillar are valued as sources of silk, as human or animal food, or for biological control of pest plants. Wikipedia
Caterpillars of most species are herbivorous, but not all; some are insectivorous, even cannibalistic. Some feed on other animal products; for example clothes moths feed on wool, and horn moths feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates.
Caterpillars as a rule are voracious feeders and many of them are among the most serious of agricultural pests. In fact many moth species are best known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce, whereas the moths are obscure and do no direct harm. Conversely, various species of caterpillar are valued as sources of silk, as human or animal food, or for biological control of pest plants. Wikipedia
Family: Sphingidae - Hawk Moth & Sphinx Moth Caterpillers
Family: Geometridae - Geometrid Moth Caterpillars
Family: Limacodidae - Slug Moth or Cup Moth Caterpillars
Family: Lasiocampidae - Tent and Lappet Moth Caterpillars
Superamily: Noctuoidea
Subfamily: Lymantriinae - Tussock Moth Caterpillars
Family: Notodontidae - Prominent Moth Caterpillars
Zygaenidae - Leaf Skeletonizer Moth Caterpillars
Family: Eupterotidae - Monkey Moth Caterpillars
Family: Pterophoridae - Plume Moth Caterpillars
Family: Saturniidae - Saturniid Moth Caterpillars
Family: Eupterotidae - Monkey Moth Caterpillars
Family: Lasiocampidae - Lappet Moth Caterpillars
Butterfly Caterpillars
Family: Papilionidae - Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars
Family: Nymphalinae - Brush-footed Caterpillars
Family: Pieridae - Whites, Sulphurs & Yellows Caterpillars
Unidentified Caterpillars