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Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture. Many moth species are better known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce.

Myriapoda diplopoda Thai incects on the rocks summer day Yellow Caterpillar butterfly

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail caterpilar in its natural environment.

This caterpillars are very beautiful with feathers that bloom around their bodies with very attractive colors, but behind their beauty they are dangerous, because these feathers can cause skin blisters when touched.

Gypsy moth or spongy moth , Lymantria dispar, caterpillar crawling and climbing. Selective focus technique is used.

Butterfly garden: Single african death`s-head hawk moth on top of a twig. Freaky appearance.

Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis Hanging on Leaf Macro, Selective Focus with Copy Space

Detailed close up of a green caterpillar or larva of the Pine hawk moth, crawling on a branch

Close up beautiful Сaterpillar of swallowtail

The larva form of a Tussock Moth crawling

Close up of beautiful green stinging nettle slug caterpillar on green leaves

Box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, an invasive species in Europe and has been ranked the top garden pest in Great Britain

Daphnis nerii, soldier moth, or oleander hawk-moth is a moth of the family Sphingidae

Detailed view of a Neocifuna olivacea caterpillar with orange and black bristles. Capture the unique insect patterns in Wulai, New Taipei City.

The pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a moth of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae in the family Notodontidae.

Beautiful brown caterpillar crawling on tree leaf

Rain Forest in Reunion Isladn, epiphytes, moss, giant fern and palm trees. Beautiful forest in Mafate cirque.

$Zerynthia polyxena, the southern festoon, is a butterfly belonging to the butterfly family Papilionidae.\nDescription:\nThe southern festoon can reach a wingspan of 46–52 mm. The females have slightly longer wings, usually lighter colored than males. The basic color of the wings is yellow, with a complicated pattern of several black bands and spots. \nOn the edges of the hindwings they have a black sinuous line with a series of blue and red warning spots to deter potential predators (aposematism). The body is dark brown and bears red patches on the sides of the abdomen. \nThis species is rather similar to, and can be confused only with, the Spanish festoon (Z. rumina). The differences are in the presence of blue on the hind wings of Z. polyxena and the relatively lower amount of red on its forewings compared with Z. rumina. The ranges of these two species overlap only in southeast France. \nThe caterpillars of Z. polyxena are up to 35 millimeters long. They are initially black, then they are yellowish with six rows of fleshy orange and black spikes all over the body. \nHabitat:\nThese rare butterflies can be found in warm, sunny and open places such as grassy herb-rich meadows, vineyards, river banks, wetlands, cultivated areas, brushy places, wasteland, rocky cliffs and karst terrains, at an elevation of from 0 to 1,700 meters above sea level but usually below 900 meters.\nDistribution:\nZ. polyxena is widespread in the middle and southern Europe (southeastern France, Italy, Slovakia and Greece) covering all the Balkans and reaching the south of Kazakhstan and the Urals. Although they are widespread they occur only locally (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Black, white, and red caterpillar Cricula trisfenestrata Helf hanging on a avocado branch

A monarch chrysalis, hanging upside down, has wriggled out of its caterpillar skin only moments ago.

A macro shot of a Butterfly Caterpillar on leaf

Milkweed Tiger Mothe caterpilars in his natural environment in late summer, eating asclepiade leave.

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