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Lepidoptera Caterpillars of Thailand.jpg

Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Caterpillars

Home > Insects​ > Lepidoptera - Caterpillars
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera

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

Family: ​Sphingidae - Hawk Moth & Sphinx Moth Caterpillers
Eupanacra elegantulus caterpillar.jpg
Eupanacra elegantulus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) Pattaya Chonburi February
Daphnis hypothous crameri caterpillar.jpg
Daphnis hypothous crameri
Daphnis nerii.jpg
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Chaiyaphum March
Daphnis nerii.jpg
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi June
Hippotion boerhavia caterpillar.jpg
Hippotion boerhavia (Fabricius, 1775) Chaiyaphum July
Eupanacra elegantulus caterpiller.jpg
Eupanacra elegantulus (Hawk moth)
Eupanacra elegantulus caterpiller.jpg
Eupanacra elegantulus (Hawk moth)
Eupanacra elegantulus caterpiller.jpg
Eupanacra elegantulus (Hawk moth)
Eupanacra elegantulus caterpiller.jpg
Eupanacra elegantulus (Hawk moth)
Eupanacra elegantulus caterpillar.jpg
Eupanacra elegantulus
Acherontia lachesis caterpiller.jpg
Acherontia lachesis (Hawk moth)
Acherontia lachesis caterpiller.jpg
Acherontia lachesis (Hawk moth)
Daphnis nerii (Oleander Hawk Moth pupa)
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi pupa July
Agrius convolvuli cterlillar.jpg
Agrius convolvuli, Muang Chiang Mai, September
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Eupanacra elegantulus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) Pattaya Chonburi February
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Theretra clotho clotho (Drury, 1773) Cheelong Chaiyaphum July

Family: ​Geometridae - ​Geometrid Moth Caterpillars
Hyposidra talac, Geometrid moth caterpillar.jpg
Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860) Chaiyaphum July
Dysphania sagana caterpillar, Geometrid Moth caterpillar.jpg
Dysphania sagana (Swinhoe, 1891) Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima August
Geometrid Moth caterpiller.jpg
Geometrid Moth
Geometrid Moth caterpiller.jpg
Geometrid Moth
Geometrid Moth caterpillar.jpg
Geometrid Moth

Family: ​Limacodidae - Slug Moth or Cup Moth Caterpillars
Cup Moth Caterpillar.jpg
Nettle/Slug Caterpillar Cup Moth
Slug Moth Caterpillar.jpg
Nettle/Slug Caterpillar Cup Moth
Slug Moth Caterpillar.jpg
Nettle/Slug Caterpillar Cup Moth
Cup Moth Caterpillar.jpg
Nettle/Slug Caterpillar Cup Moth
Miresa nigra caterpillar, Slug Moth caterpillar.jpg
Miresa nigra (Slug Moth)
 Thosea sp.,Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar .jpg
Thosea sp.,Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar Cup Moth Limacodidae Chaiyaphum July
Parasa lepida caterpillar, Blue-striped Nettle Grub caterpillar.jpg
Parasa lepida (Blue-striped Nettle Grub)
Limacodidae caterpillar Thailand.jpg
Limacodidae sp. 002
Parasa bicolor.jpg
Parasa bicolor (Walker, 1855) Larvae Phu Lan Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum May
Setora sp. Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar.jpg
Setora sp. Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Setora sp.) Limacodidae
Setora sp. Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar.jpg
Setora sp. Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Setora sp.) Limacodidae
Limacodidae caterpillar Thailand.jpg
Limacodidae sp. 003
Slug Moth Caterpillar Pai August 2017.jpg
Slug Moth Caterpillar Pai August 2017

​Family: Lasiocampidae - Tent and Lappet Moth ​Caterpillars
Lebeda nobilis.jpg
Lebeda nobilis (Walker, 1855 Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keaw June
Lebeda nobilis.jpg
Lebeda nobilis (Walker, 1855 Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keaw June
Trabala pallida.jpg
Trabala pallida (Walker, 1855) Cheelong Chaiyaphum February
Trabala pallida.jpg
Trabala pallida (Walker, 1855) Cheelong Chaiyaphum February
Trabala pallida caterpillars.jpg
Trabala pallida (Walker, 1855)

Superamily: ​Noctuoidea
Owlet moth caterpillar.jpg
Noctuidae (Owlet moth caterpillar)
Tinolius sp. Noctuidae Tinolius Moth caterpillar
Tinolius sp. Noctuidae Tinolius Moth
Peridrome orbicularis caterpillar.jpg
Peridrome orbicularis
Spodoptera litura Thailand.jpg
Spodoptera litura Cluster caterpillar, Chiang Mai
Eudocima phalonia caterpillar, fruit piercing moth caterpillar.jpg
Eudocima phalonia
Tinolius eburneigutta.jpg
Tinolius eburneigutta
Eudocima sp.jpg
Eudocima sp.
Spodoptera litura.jpg
Spodoptera litura Cluster caterpillar 40 mm Chaiyaphum
Acontia marmoralis jpg
Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794) Chaiyaphum July
Creatonotus gangis caterpillar, Long Striped Tiger Moth caterpillar.jpg
Creatonotus gangis (Long Striped Tiger Moth)
Bagisarinae caterpillar Thailand.jpg
Bagisarinae sp
Acontia marmoralis caterpillar.jpg
Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794)
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Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794) Chom Thong Chiang Mai, June 2015
Xanthodes transversa larva.jpg
Xanthodes transversa (Guenée, 1852) Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi November

Subfamily: Lymantriinae - ​Tussock Moth Caterpillars
Calliteara horsfeldii caterpillar.jpg
Calliteara horsfieldii (Saunders, 1851) Pattaya Chonburi November
Clethrogyna turbata caterpillar.jpg
Clethrogyna turbata (Butler 1879) Chiang Mai
Ilema costalis.jpg
Ilema costalis (Walker, 1855) Cheelong Chaiyaphum April
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Ilema costalis (Walker, 1855) Chiang Mai
Olene mendosa caterpillar.jpg
Olene mendosa (Hübner, 1823) Chiang Mai
Orgyia postica, Yellow Topcoat Caterpillar.jpg
Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855) Cheelong Chaiyaphum January
Perina sp., Clearwing Tussock Moth Caterpillar.jpg
Perina sp. Chaiyaphum January

Family: ​Notodontidae - Prominent Moth Caterpillars
Stauropus sp. Lobster Moth caterpillar.jpg
Stauropus sp. Lobster Moth

​Zygaenidae - Leaf Skeletonizer Moth Caterpillars
Zygaenid Moth caterpillar.jpg
Amesia sanguiflua
brown pink yellow caterpillar.jpg
Amesia sanguiflua
Erasmia caterpillar.jpg
Amesia sanguiflua
Cyclosia papilionaris caterpillar.jpg
Cyclosia papilionaris (Zygaenid Moth)
Phauda flammans caterpillar, Red Day-flying Moth caterpillar.jpg
Phauda flammans (Walker,1854) Pattaya Chonburi June
Callizygaena ada caterpillar.jpg
Callizygaena ada (Butler, 1892) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
Amesia sanguiflua.jpg
Amesia sanguiflua (Drury, 1773) Khao Yai N.P. Phetchaburi November
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Callizygaena sp. Chalcosiinae, Zygaenidae Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum June

​Family: Eupterotidae - Monkey Moth Caterpillars
Eupterotidae apona.jpg
Eupterotidae apona
Eupterotidae apona.jpg
Eupterotidae apona (Walker,1856) Bo Rai Trat June
Eupterote testacea.jpg
Eupterote testacea (Walker, 1855) Phu Laen Kha Chaiyaphum July
Eupterote testacea.jpg
Eupterote testacea (Walker, 1855) Phu Laen Kha Chaiyaphum July

Family: ​Pterophoridae - Plume Moth Caterpillars
Pterophoridae caterpillar Thailand, Plume moth caterpillar.jpg
Pterophoridae

Family: ​Saturniidae - Saturniid Moth Caterpillars
Attacus atlas.jpg
Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758) 70 mm Punjen Phrae June
Cricula trifenestrata caterpillar.jpg
Cricula trifenestrata
Samia canningii caterpillar.jpg
Samia canningii

Family: Eupterotidae - Monkey Moth​ Caterpillars
Eupterotidae apona Ligustrum caterpillar, Silk Moth caterpillar.jpg
Eupterotidae apona (Ligustrum Silk Moth)

Family: Lasiocampidae - Lappet Moth Caterpillars
Metanastria hyrtaca caterpillar.jpg
Metanastria hyrtaca

Butterfly Caterpillars
Family: Papilionidae  - Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars
Papilio polytes romulus caterpillar, Common Mormon caterpillar.jpg
Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
Troides aeacus aeacus caterpillar, Golden Birdwing caterpillar.jpg
Troides aeacus aeacus (Felder & Felder,1865) Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
Troides aeacus aeacus caterpillar, Golden Birdwing caterpillar.jpg
Troides aeacus aeacus (Felder & Felder,1865) Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
Troides aeacus aeacus caterpillar, Golden Birdwing caterpillar.jpg
Troides aeacus aeacus (Felder & Felder,1865) Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) 30 mm Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keaw June.jpg
Papilio nephelus chaon (Westwood, 1848) 30 mm Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keaw June
Graphium species.jpg
Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
Graphium species.jpg
Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
Common Rose caterpillar.jpg
Pachliopta aristolochiae goniopeltis (Common Rose)
Chilasa clytia caterpillar, Common Mime caterpillar.jpg
Chilasa clytia clytia (Linnaeus,1758)Nam Tok Lan Rak Nakhon Nayok April
Chilasa clytia caterpillar, Common Mime caterpillar.jpg
Chilasa clytia (Common Mime)
Papilio demoleus maylayanus caterpillar, Common Lime caterpillar.jpg
Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
Graphium agamemnon caterpillar, Tailed Jay caterpillar.jpg
Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
Graphium agamemnon caterpillar, Tailed Jay caterpillar.jpg
Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
hilasa clytia caterpillar, Common Mime caterpillar.jpg
Chilasa clytia (Common Mime)
Papilio demoleus maylayanus caterpillar, Common Lime caterpillar.jpg
Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
Papilio polytes romulus caterpillar, Common Mormon caterpillar.jpg
Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
Pachliopta aristolochia goniopeltis.jpg
Pachliopta aristolochia goniopeltis (Rothschild, 1908) Cheelong Chaiyaphum September

Family: Nymphalinae - Brush-footed Caterpillars
Acraea violae caterpiller, Tawny Coster caterpillar.jpg
Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
Acraea violae caterpiller, Tawny Coster caterpillar.jpg
Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
Acraea issoria sordice caterpillar.jpg Yellow Coster caterpillar.jpg
Acraea issoria sordice (Yellow Coster)
Melanitis leda caterpillar.jpg
Melanitis leda (Common Evening Brown)
Athyma perius caterpillar,  Common Sergeant caterpillar.jpg
Athyma perius (Linnaeus,1758) Chaiyaphum July
Acraea violae caterpiller, Tawny Coster caterpillar.jpg
Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Pattaya Chonburi May
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus caterpillar,  Plain Tiger caterpillar.jpg
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cheelong Chaiyaphum October
Junonia orithya wallacei caterpillar, Blue Pansy caterpillar.jpg
Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)
Athyma pravara indosinica caterpillar,  Lance Sergeant Butterfly caterpillar.jpg
Athyma pravara indosinica (Fruhstorfer, 1906) Khao Yai N.P. November
Athyma pravara indosinica caterpillar,  Lance Sergeant Butterfly caterpillar.jpg
Athyma pravara indosinica (Fruhstorfer, 1906) Khao Yai N.P. November
Euploea core godartii.jpg
Euploea core godartii (Lucas, 1853) Cheelong Chaiyaphum November
Euploea core godartii.jpg
Euploea core godartii (Lucas, 1853) Cheelong Chaiyaphum November
Cethosia hypsea hypsina caterpillar.jpg
Cethosia hypsea hypsina (C & R Felder, 1867) Pattaya Chonburi November
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Hestina nama nama last-instar, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, May 2019 c1560m

Family: Pieridae - Whites, Sulphurs & Yellows​ Caterpillars
Catopsilia pomona pomona.jpg
Catopsilia pomona pomona (Fabricius, 1775) Chaiyaphum August 2015
Catopsilia pomona pomona.jpg
Catopsilia pomona pomona (Fabricius, 1775) Chaiyaphum August 2015
Catopsilia pomona pomona.jpg
Catopsilia pomona pomona (Fabricius, 1775) Chaiyaphum August 2015
Catopsilia pomona caterpillar,  Lemon Emigrant caterpillar.jpg
Catopsilia pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
Catopsilia pyranthe caterpillar (Mottled Emigrant caterpillar.jpg
Catopsilia pyranthe
Delias descmbesi descombesi caterpillar, Red-spot jezabel caterpillar.jpg
Delias descmbesi descombesi (Red-spot jezabel)
Eurema blanda caterpillar.jpg
Eurema blanda (Three Spot Grass Yellow)

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L045 Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. June
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