Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera ( the insect order comprising butterflies and moths ).

Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture.

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Caterpillars of the Coleophoridae case-bearer moths Coleophora glitzella, Coleophora idaeella and Coleophora vitisella are obligate feeders on Vaccinium vitis-idaea leaves.

Caterpillars are found mainly on Ammobium alatum.

Caterpillars of the Ulysses Butterfly ( Papilio ulysses ) are fond of M. elleryana ; on M. clusiifolia caterpillars of Thyrocopa moths have been found.

Caterpillars are pressed from end to end to remove the guts before they are swallowed.

Caterpillars that create shelters from leaves are also creating shelters for other organisms which may occupy them either simultaneously or subsequently.

The manager and owner is Mrs Pamela Twocock and there are the Butterflies and the Caterpillars.

The larvae are called Puss Caterpillars, and with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls.

Caterpillars of the genus are protected from predators by their long spinous bristles.

Caterpillars are very fast eaters ; they will spend their time eating or resting before they resume their eating again.

Caterpillars are preyed upon by birds, but these shy away ( at least for some time ) from caterpillars in " snake " pose.

Caterpillars of this family are large in size and are most often hairy, especially on their sides.

Caterpillars deposit exploratory trails by dragging their abdomens as they move over the tree in search of food.

Caterpillars that find food and feed overmark the exploratory trails they follow back to the tent, creating recruitment trails.

Caterpillars grow very quickly ; for instance, a tobacco hornworm will increase its weight ten-thousandfold in less than twenty days.

Caterpillars normally become moths within months of hatching in most temperate climates, but in the Arctic the summer period for vegetative growth and hence feeding is so short, that the Woolly Bear feeds for several summers, freezing again each winter before finally pupating.

Caterpillars can be confused with the larvae of sawflies ( see image on right ).

I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars, or that a cat should play with mice.

Dawkins opens the chapter quoting how Charles Darwin lost his faith in religion, " I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars.

Caterpillars with emerging Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Caterpillars readily follow trails of this chemical, even abandoning their own trails in favor of artificial trails prepared with the compound.

* Bodi ( E .), 1985 – The Caterpillars of European Butterflies, Sciences Nat, Venette.

Caterpillars of the moth Coleophora bifrondella feed exclusively on Winter savory ( S. montana ).

Caterpillars have soft bodies that can grow rapidly between moults.

Caterpillars have evolved defenses against physical conditions such as cold, hot or dry environmental conditions.

Caterpillars of Nemoria arizonaria that grow in spring feed on oak catkins and appear green.

Caterpillars can evade predators by using a silk line and dropping off from branches when disturbed.

Caterpillars have been called " eating machines ", and eat leaves voraciously.

Caterpillars cause much damage, mainly by eating leaves.

Caterpillars have been the target of pest control through the use of pesticides, biological control and agronomic practices.

They have multiple research programs called " Climate Change and Caterpillars " geared to understanding how they protect themselves and respond to changes in their habitats.

Image: Baby Caterpillars crop2. jpg | Caterpillars hatching on an apple tree in Victoria, BC, Canada

* Caterpillars photos plus species descriptions at Lepidoptera. pro

Caterpillars of Junonia coenia.

Caterpillars mature through a series of stages called instars.

Caterpillars of the concealer moth Alabonia geoffrella have been found feeding inside dead blackberry shoots.

Caterpillars of such Lepidoptera as Brimstone Moth, Brown-tail, Grey Dagger, Mottled Umber, Rough Prominent, The Satellite, Winter Moth, and the Red-Spotted Purple and the White Admiral ( both Limenitis arthemis ), as well as various other herbivorous insects feed on Amelanchier.

Caterpillars of many species except those of the Riodininae have a gland on the 7th abdominal segment that produces honey dew and is called the dorsal nectary gland ( also called Newcomer's gland ).

Caterpillars that emerge in early summer ( first flight period ) pupate after two months, while those that emerge in late summer ( second flight period ) overwinter and pupate the following spring.